Settle Meaning and Definition

Word: Settle

How to pronounce: setl

Verb

Definitions:

1. Resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem)

Example sentences: "Every effort was made to settle the dispute"

2. Pay (a debt or account)

Example sentences: "His bill was settled by charge card"

3. Adopt a more steady or secure style of life, especially in a permanent job and home.

Example sentences: "One day I will settle down and raise a family"

4. Sit or come to rest in a comfortable position.

Example sentences: "He settled into an armchair"

Noun

Definitions:

1. A wooden bench with a high back and arms, typically incorporating a box under the seat.

Example sentences: "They have been flying out of her shop, which is why she has extended the range of Ercol reissues to include a settle, a dining table and a nest of tables."

Synonyms:

decide

solve

allow

resolve

install

fix

adjudge

adjudicate

pay off

liquidate

extinguish

pay

quell

square up

calm down

bed down

calm

soothe

becalm

reconcile

subside

quieten

chill out

tranquilize

conciliate

populate

inhabit

colonize

arrange

locate

determine

set

lay

establish

agree

contain

compose

meet

clear

collect

sit

sit down

nestle

ensconce

lodge

quiet

cool

regulate

finalize

finalise

sink

land

be content

root

perch

roost

control

balance

sediment

fall

descend

stand

arbitrate

still

people

Antonyms:

go

go to

increase

enhance

Derivations:

settling

settlement

settler

settlor

settled

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Settle in Other Languages...

Spanish: Resolver

German: Begleichen

French: Installer

Italian: Stabilire

Turkish: Yerleşmek