Australian English Meaning of settle
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Definitions and Meaning of settle in English
settle (n)
a long wooden bench with a back
settle (v)
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
bring to an end; settle conclusively
settle conclusively; come to terms
take up residence and become established
come to terms
go under
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
establish or develop as a residence
come to rest
arrange or fix in the desired order
accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
dispose of; make a financial settlement
become clear by the sinking of particles
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
make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
form a community
come as if by falling
settle (n.)
A seat of any kind.
A bench; especially, a bench with a high back.
A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part.
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.
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.
To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to render quiet; to still; to calm; to compose.
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.
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.
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.
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.
To adjust, as something in discussion; to make up; to compose; to pacify; as, to settle a quarrel.
To adjust, as accounts; to liquidate; to balance; as, to settle an account.
Hence, to pay; as, to settle a bill.
To plant with inhabitants; to colonize; to people; as, the French first settled Canada; the Puritans settled New England; Plymouth was settled in 1620.
settle (v. i.)
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.
To fix one's residence; to establish a dwelling place or home; as, the Saxons who settled in Britain.
To enter into the married state, or the state of a householder.
To be established in an employment or profession; as, to settle in the practice of law.
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.
To become clear after being turbid or obscure; to clarify by depositing matter held in suspension; as, the weather settled; wine settles by standing.
To sink to the bottom; to fall to the bottom, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reserveir.
To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, as the foundation of a house, etc.
To become calm; to cease from agitation.
To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement; as, he has settled with his creditors.
To make a jointure for a wife.
FAQs About the word settle
settle
a long wooden bench with a back, settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground, bring to an end; settle conclusively, settle conclusively; come to term
clear,filter,lay,clarify,sediment,sift,resettle,screen,strain
raise,disturb,mix,stir,agitate
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