settle
verb
set·tle
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settled;
settling\ ˈset-liŋ
, ˈse-tᵊl-iŋ \
, ˈse-tᵊl-iŋ \
Definition of settle
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to place so as to stay
2a
: to establish in residence
b
: to furnish with inhabitants : colonize
3a
: to cause to pack down
b
: to clarify by causing dregs or impurities to sink
4
: to make quiet or orderly
5a
: to fix or resolve conclusively
settle the question
b
: to establish or secure permanently
settle the order of royal succession
c
: to conclude (a lawsuit) by agreement between parties usually out of court
d
: to close (something, such as an account) by payment often of less than is due
6
: to arrange in a desired position
7
: to make or arrange for final disposition of
settled his affairs
1
: to come to rest
2a
: to sink gradually or to the bottom
b
: to become clear by the deposit of sediment or scum
c
: to become compact by sinking
3a
: to become fixed, resolved, or established
a cold settled in his chest
b
: to establish a residence or colony
settled in Wisconsin
—often used with down
4a
: to become quiet or orderly
b
: to take up an ordered or stable life
—often used with down marry and settle down
5a
: to adjust differences or accounts
b
: to come to a decision
—used with on or upon settled on a new plan
c
: to conclude a lawsuit by agreement out of court
settle for
settle one's hash
settle the stomach
: to be content with
: to silence or subdue someone by decisive action
: to remove or relieve the distress or nausea of indigestion
settle
nounDefinition of settle (Entry 2 of 2)
: a wooden bench with arms, a high solid back, and an enclosed foundation which can be used as a chest
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Other Words from settle
Verb
settleable
\ ˈse-tᵊl-ə-bəl
, ˈset-lə-bəl \
adjective
, ˈset-lə-bəl \
adjective
Examples of settle in a Sentence
Verb
They were determined to settle the dispute before going home for the day. The two sides have settled their differences. We need to settle this question once and for all. That settles it. I can't take the day off from work, so I'm not going. His grandparents were immigrants from Germany who settled in Pennsylvania. He always thought he'd leave the city and settle in the country. the people who settled the West
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The Average Size of DOJ Mortgage-Related Settlements With Banks Has Shrunk Under the Trump Administration Aspects of how the DOJ came to settle the cases have been recounted. — Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica, "How Trump’s Political Appointees Overruled Tougher Settlements With Big Banks," 4 Aug. 2019 This week, The Enquirer reported that the hospital system then called Mercy Health paid $6 million to Armstrong’s family to settle claims that caregiver errors at Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital hastened his death Aug. 25, 2012. — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, "Neil Armstrong: Bypass surgery remains risky. But complications like his are rare.," 25 July 2019 Equifax will pay at least $700 million to settle lawsuits and investigations over a 2017 data breach; the FTC was one of the parties. — Marcy Gordon, chicagotribune.com, "Feds fine Facebook $5 billion for privacy violations, establish new oversight," 24 July 2019 Consumer reporting agency, Equifax will pay up to $700 million to settle a 2017 data breach that left over 150 million people and their private information vulnerable, AP News reported. — Kynala Phillips, Essence, "Equifax Is Set To Pay A $700 Million Settlement For 2017 Data Breach," 22 July 2019 Indianapolis last month agreed to pay $2.15 million to Gerald Cole to settle a lawsuit stemming from an October 2016 incident. — Ryan Martin, Indianapolis Star, "Unarmed man shot in back by IMPD officer settles lawsuit for millions," 11 July 2019 The Serco subsidiary earlier agreed to pay about £19.2 million to settle fraud and false accounting charges brought by the U.K. Serious Fraud Office. — Nina Trentmann, WSJ, "U.K. Regulator Fines Deloitte Over Audit of Outsourcing Company Unit," 5 July 2019 Baltimore County has agreed to pay more than $1.1 million to settle a federal lawsuit brought by the family of a young Middle River man who died in 2016, days after an encounter with county police officers and emergency medical workers. — Alison Knezevich, baltimoresun.com, "Baltimore County agrees to pay $1.1M to settle lawsuit alleging excessive police force in death of 21-year-old," 5 Aug. 2019 In 2016, Khan agreed to pay more than $15 million to settle a civil case filed by the federal Securities and Exchange Commission. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Man gets federal prison for Ross Stores insider trading," 2 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Disappointment from Dettori fans and excited shrieks from Deirdre backers bubble around the grandstands, but soon the genteel air settles and conversations resume. — Rob Hodgetts, CNN, "Goodwood brings glorious end to English social season," 8 Aug. 2019 Let the actress's natural waves be your hair inspiration ‘til the cool September air settles in. — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, "Rachel Brosnahan Steps Out With Carrie Bradshaw Curls in New York City," 30 July 2019 Kids won't get to play on the playground for another few days until the concr