Definitions of settle [ˈsɛt l]

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Definition of 'settle'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) settle
to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon, as price or conditions.

2.  settle
to place in a desired state or in order:
to settle one's affairs.

3.  settle
to pay, as a bill.

4.  settle
to close (an account) by making full payment.

5.  settle
to migrate to and organize (an area, territory, etc.); colonize.

6.  settle
to cause to take up residence.

7.  settle
to furnish (a place) with inhabitants or settlers.

8.  settle
to quiet, calm, or bring to rest:
to settle one's nerves.

9.  settle
to relieve nausea or other distress in:
to settle a queasy stomach.

10.  settle
to stop from annoying or opposing.

11.  settle
to conclude or resolve:
to settle a dispute.

12.  settle
to make stable; place in a permanent position or on a permanent basis.

13.  settle
to cause (a liquid) to become clear by depositing dregs.

14.  settle
to cause (dregs, sediment, etc.) to sink or be deposited.

15.  settle
to cause to sink down gradually; make firm or compact.

16.  settle
to dispose of finally; close out (sometimes fol. by up) :
to settle an estate.

17.  settle
to secure (property, title, etc.) on or to a person by formal or legal process.

18.  settle
to terminate (legal proceedings) by mutual consent of the parties.

19. (v.i.) settle
to decide, arrange, or agree (often fol. by on or upon):
to settle on a plan.

20.  settle
to arrange matters in dispute; come to an agreement:
to settle with a person.

21.  settle
to pay a bill; make a financial arrangement (often fol. by up).

22.  settle
to take up residence in a new country or place.

23.  settle
to come to rest, as from flight:
a bird settling on a bough.

24.  settle
to gather, collect, or become fixed in a particular place, direction, etc.

25.  settle
to become calm or composed (often fol. by down).

26.  settle
to stop activity in order to rest or sleep (often fol. by in or down):
We settled in for the night at a country inn.

27.  settle
to sink down gradually; subside.

28.  settle
to become clear by the sinking of suspended particles, as a liquid.

29.  settle
to sink to the bottom, as sediment.

30.  settle
to become firm or compact, as the ground.

31.  settle
(of a female animal) to become pregnant; conceive.

32.  settle
settle down,

33.  settle
to achieve personal and professional stability, esp. upon marrying.

34.  settle
to become calm or quiet.

35.  settle
to apply oneself to serious work.

36.  settle
settle for, to be satisfied with.

37.  settle
settle into, to become established in.

38. (n.) settle
a long seat or bench, usu. wooden, with arms and a high back.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME: seat, sitting place, OE setl, c. OHG sezzal armchair, Go sitls seat, L sella saddle; akin to sit)

Definition of 'settle'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) settle, settee
a long wooden bench with a back

2. (verb) settle, settle down
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
"dust settled on the roofs"

3. (verb) decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate
bring to an end; settle conclusively
"The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"

4. (verb) settle, square off, square up, determine
settle conclusively; come to terms
"We finally settled the argument"

5. (verb) settle, locate
take up residence and become established
"The immigrants settled in the Midwest"

6. (verb) reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate, settle
come to terms
"After some discussion we finally made up"

7. (verb) sink, settle, go down, go under
go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

8. (verb) settle, root, take root, steady down, settle down
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
"He finally settled down"

9. (verb) settle
become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
"The roar settled to a thunder"; "The wind settled in the West"; "it is settling to rain"; "A cough settled in her chest"; "Her mood settled into lethargy"

10. (verb) settle
establish or develop as a residence
"He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans"

11. (verb) settle
come to rest

12. (verb) settle
arrange or fix in the desired order
"She settled the teacart"

13. (verb) settle
accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
"We settled for a lower price"

14. (verb) settle
end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
"The two parties finally settled"

15. (verb) settle
dispose of; make a financial settlement

16. (verb) settle
become clear by the sinking of particles
"the liquid gradually settled"

17. (verb) settle
cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)

18. (verb) subside, settle
sink down or precipitate
"the mud subsides when the waters become calm"

19. (verb) ensconce, settle
fix firmly
"He ensconced himself in the chair"

20. (verb) settle, get back
get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
"I finally settled with my old enemy"

21. (verb) finalize, finalise, settle, nail down
make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
"let's finalize the proposal"

22. (verb) settle
form a community
"The Swedes settled in Minnesota"

23. (verb) fall, descend, settle
come as if by falling
"Night fell"; "Silence fell"

Definition of 'settle'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) settle
to end a disagreement
The law firm helped to settle the dispute.; Both sides in the case agreed to settle.

2.  settle
to sit or lie comfortably, or make sb sit or lie comfortably
She settled into her chair.; We settled ourselves on the couch.

3.  settle
to begin living in a city, country, etc.
The family settled in San Antonio.

4.  settle
to fall slowly onto a place and stay there
I threw the shell and watched it settle on the ocean bottom.

5.  settle
settle a score
to do sth in revenge for sth bad sb did to you
He had an old score to settle.

Definition of 'settle'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) settle
a seat of any kind

2. (noun) settle
a bench; especially, a bench with a high back

3. (noun) settle
a place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part

4. (noun) settle
to place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; esp., to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, or the like

5. (noun) settle
to establish in the pastoral office; to ordain or install as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish; as, to settle a minister

6. (noun) settle
to cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to render quiet; to still; to calm; to compose

7. (noun) settle
to clear of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink; to render pure or clear; -- said of a liquid; as, to settle coffee, or the grounds of coffee

8. (noun) settle
to restore or bring to a smooth, dry, or passable condition; -- said of the ground, of roads, and the like; as, clear weather settles the roads

9. (noun) settle
to cause to sink; to lower; to depress; hence, also, to render close or compact; as, to settle the contents of a barrel or bag by shaking it

10. (noun) settle
to determine, as something which is exposed to doubt or question; to free from unscertainty or wavering; to make sure, firm, or constant; to establish; to compose; to quiet; as, to settle the mind when agitated; to settle questions of law; to settle the succession to a throne; to settle an allowance

11. (noun) settle
to adjust, as something in discussion; to make up; to compose; to pacify; as, to settle a quarrel

12. (noun) settle
to adjust, as accounts; to liquidate; to balance; as, to settle an account

13. (noun) settle
hence, to pay; as, to settle a bill

14. (noun) settle
to plant with inhabitants; to colonize; to people; as, the French first settled Canada; the Puritans settled New England; Plymouth was settled in 1620

15. (verb) settle
to become fixed or permanent; to become stationary; to establish one's self or itself; to assume a lasting form, condition, direction, or the like, in place of a temporary or changing state

16. (verb) settle
to fix one's residence; to establish a dwelling place or home; as, the Saxons who settled in Britain

17. (verb) settle
to enter into the married state, or the state of a householder

18. (verb) settle
to be established in an employment or profession; as, to settle in the practice of law

19. (verb) settle
to become firm, dry, and hard, as the ground after the effects of rain or frost have disappeared; as, the roads settled late in the spring

20. (verb) settle
to become clear after being turbid or obscure; to clarify by depositing matter held in suspension; as, the weather settled; wine settles by standing

21. (verb) settle
to sink to the bottom; to fall to the bottom, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reserveir

22. (verb) settle
to sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, as the foundation of a house, etc

23. (verb) settle
to become calm; to cease from agitation

24. (verb) settle
to adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement; as, he has settled with his creditors

25. (verb) settle
to make a jointure for a wife

Translation of 'settle'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to place in a position of rest or comfort I settled myself in the armchair.
Afrikaans: gerieflik maak	Arabic: يَضَعُ بصورَةٍ مُريحَه، ي	Bulgarian: разполагам (се)
Brazilian: pôr(-se) à vontade	Czech: uvelebit se	German: sich niederlassen
Danish: sætte sig til rette	Greek: κάθομαι αναπαυτικά	Spanish: instalar, colocar
Estonian: (mugavalt) sisse seadma	Farsi: ساكن شدن	Finnish: istuutua
French: (s')installer	Hebrew: לְהִשתַּקֵע	Hindi: आराम करना
Croatian: smjestiti se, namjestiti	Hungarian: elhelyezkedik	Indonesian: menempatkan
Icelandic: setjast, koma sér fyrir	Italian: sistemarsi, mettersi	Japanese: 落着く
Korean: 자리잡다	Lithuanian: įsitaisyti	Latvian: novietot; novietoties; ie
Malay: meletakkan diri dalam kea	Dutch: zich installeren	Norwegian: anbringe, sette (seg) til
Polish: układać, usadawiać się	Persian: ساكن شدن	Pashto: ميشتول: په ځاى كول: كښې م
Portuguese: pôr(-se) à vontade	Romanian: a se instala (confortabil	Russian: усаживаться, устраиваться
Slovak: uvelebiť sa	Slovenian: namestiti (se)	Serbian: smestiti se
Swedish: sätta (lägga) till rätta	Thai: หยุดพัก	Turkish: yerleşmek
Taiwanese: 安坐	Ukrainian: влаштовуватися, усістися	Urdu: قیام کرنا
Vietnamese: đến nghỉ trên cái gì	Chinese: 安坐
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