settle

Meanings

• a long wooden bench with a back
• settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
  • "dust settled on the roofs"
• bring to an end; settle conclusively
• settle conclusively; come to terms
  • "We finally settled the argument"
• take up residence and become established
  • "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
• come to terms
• go under,
• become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
  • "He finally settled down"
• become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
  • "The roar settled to a thunder"
  • "The wind settled in the West"
  • "A cough settled in her chest"
  • "Her mood settled into lethargy"
• establish or develop as a residence
  • "He settled the farm 200 years ago"
  • "This land was settled by Germans"
• come to rest
• arrange or fix in the desired order
  • "She settled the teacart"
• accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
  • "We settled for a lower price"
• end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
  • "The two parties finally settled"
• dispose of; make a financial settlement
• become clear by the sinking of particles
  • "the liquid gradually settled"
• cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
• sink down or precipitate
• fix firmly
• get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
  • "I finally settled with my old enemy"
• make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
• form a community
  • "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
• come as if by falling

Synonyms

adjudicate, conciliate, decide, descend, determine, ensconce, fall, finalise, finalize, get back, go down, go under, locate, make up, nail down, patch up, reconcile, resolve, root, settee, settle down, sink, square off, square up, steady down, subside, take root