settle
51settle — [OE] Although now far less common, the noun settle ‘bench’ is older than the verb, and indeed was the source of it. It evolved (along with German sessel) from a prehistoric Germanic *setlaz, which was derived from the same base that produced… …
52settle up — {v. phr.} To pay up; conclude monetary or other transactions. * / Let s settle up, Carol s attorney said, when she sued Don for a hefty sum of money after their divorce./ …
53settle up — {v. phr.} To pay up; conclude monetary or other transactions. * / Let s settle up, Carol s attorney said, when she sued Don for a hefty sum of money after their divorce./ …
54settle — 1. noun /ˈsɛtəl/ a) A seat of any kind. And from the bottom upon the ground, even to the lower settle, shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit. Ezek. xliii. b) A long bench, often with a high back and arms, with storage space underneath… …
55settle — See locate. See locate, settle …
56settle' — Gullah Words settled, as: settle ooman, a settled woman, a Negro woman of a certain age, not a flapper …
57settle up — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. meet one s obligations, make a settlement, pay up, pay one s bills; see pay 1 , settle 9 …
58settle\ up — v. phr. To pay up; conclude monetary or other transactions. Let s settle up, Carol s attorney said, when she sued Don for a hefty sum of money after their divorce …
59settle in — PHRASAL VERB If you settle in, you become used to living in a new place, doing a new job, or going to a new school. [V P] I enjoyed King Edward s School enormously once I d settled in …
60settle on — PHRASAL VERB If you settle on a particular thing, you choose it after considering other possible choices. [V P n] I finally settled on a Mercedes estate. It s the ideal car for me. Syn: decide on …
