Settle

Quick meaning: Settle is a verb meaning To conclude or resolve (something):.

Meaning

To conclude or resolve (something):.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).
2. (intransitive) To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.
3. To establish or become established in a steady position:
4. (intransitive) To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare settle down.)
5. (transitive) To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place).
6. To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact.
7. (ambitransitive) Of an animal: to make or become pregnant.

Example Sentences

to settle my affairs

to settle her estate

The weather settled.

the Saxons who settled in Britain

Word Forms

• settles
• settling
• settled

Synonyms for settle

Depending on context, synonyms include adjust, arrange, compose, decide, determine, establish.

Antonyms for settle

Common opposites include remove, disturb, agitate, wander, float, swim.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include reconcile, conciliate, finalize, relocate, patch up, locate.

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