🏠settle

verb
/ˈsetəl/

Meaning

to resolve; to establish residence; to calm down
to resolve or come to an agreement about something; to establish a residence or position

Example Sentences

They decided to settle in a quiet village.

After a long negotiation, they were able to settle the dispute.

Synonyms

resolve, establish, arrange, decide, fix, conclude
Entry 1
resolve, establish, arrange, decide
Entry 2
resolve, establish, fix, conclude

Antonyms

disturb, unsettle, move, relocate, dispute, unsettled, unorganized
Entry 1
disturb, unsettle, move, relocate
Entry 2
dispute, unsettled, unorganized

Collocations

settle down, settle in, settle for, settle matters, settle a dispute
Entry 1
settle down, settle in, settle for, settle matters
Entry 2
settle down, settle a dispute, settle in, settle for

More Example Sentences

I am originally from India, and now settled in England.

I am originally from Bangladesh, and now settled in Dhaka.

I am originally from America, and now settled in Chattogram.

I want this matter to be settled fairly and as quickly as possible.

A woman adopts a cat from a local rescue center after her previous pet passed away last year and she visits several shelters before making a choice finally falling in love with a quiet gray tabby that had been waiting for a home for three months and she brings it home in a small carrier setting up a cozy bed and food bowls in the living room and within a week the cat settles in and starts purring on her lap

A woman adopts a cat from a local rescue center after her previous pet passed away last year and she visits several shelters before making a choice finally falling in love with a quiet gray tabby that had been waiting for a home for three months and she brings it home in a small carrier setting up a cozy bed and food bowls in the living room and within a week the cat settles in and starts purring on her lap filling the house with warmth and companionship once again.

Related Vocabularies

to send someone away, often as a punishment; to get rid of something unwanted
to handle something clumsily or to make mistakes while doing something
to move continuously or freely through a closed system or area
to write or draw something quickly and carelessly, making it hard to read
To combine things into a single more effective or coherent whole; to strengthen or reinforce.
To flood; overwhelm someone or something with things or people to be dealt with

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