settles Synonyms
settles Meaning
settles
to conclude (a lawsuit) by entering into an agreement negotiated by the parties usually out of court, to become fixed, resolved, or established, to resolve a disagreement about (a court order), to fix or resolve conclusively, to take up an ordered or stable life, decide sense 1, close, to clarify by causing dregs or impurities to sink, to take up an ordered life, to conclude a lawsuit by entering into an agreement, a long wooden bench with arms and a high solid back, conceive, to make one's home, to remove or relieve the distress or nausea of indigestion, to close (something, such as an account) by payment often of less than is due, to silence or subdue someone by decisive action, to fix (a price) by mutual agreement, to conclude (a lawsuit) by agreement between parties usually out of court, to establish in residence, to cause to pack down, to establish a residence or colony, to be content with, to become quiet or orderly, to become clear by the deposit of sediment or scum, to make or become quiet, to come to a decision, a wooden bench with arms, a high solid back, and an enclosed foundation which can be used as a chest, to come to rest, to apply oneself, to conclude a lawsuit by agreement out of court, to make a settlement of a transfer of funds, to establish or secure permanently, to adjust differences, impregnate sense 1a, to place so as to stay, to close by compromise and payment of less than the full amount claimed or due, to resolve conclusively, to adjust differences or accounts, to arrange in a desired position, impregnate, to put in order, to make quiet or orderly, to furnish with inhabitants, to make or arrange for final disposition of, to descend usually slowly and stay down, to sink in a liquid, to sink gradually or to the bottom, to become compact by sinking, to establish in a place to live, to close (as an account) by payment
settles Sentence Examples
- The dust settles after the storm, leaving a tranquil scene.
- The fog settles in the valley, obscuring the mountaintops.
- The lawsuit settles out of court, bringing closure to both parties.
- The dispute settles amicably, with both sides reaching a compromise.
- The bird settles on the branch, its wings folded in repose.
- The coffee settles in my cup, its aroma filling the air.
- The wine settles in the decanter, its sediment sinking to the bottom.
- The new employee settles into her role, becoming a valued member of the team.
- The paint settles on the canvas, creating a vibrant and expressive work of art.
- The storm settles down, leaving behind clear skies and calm seas.
FAQs About the word settles
to conclude (a lawsuit) by entering into an agreement negotiated by the parties usually out of court, to become fixed, resolved, or established, to resolve a di
filters, clears, clarifies,lays,sediments, sifts, resettles, strains, sieves,screens
raises, mixes, disturbs,stirs,agitates
The dust settles after the storm, leaving a tranquil scene.
The fog settles in the valley, obscuring the mountaintops.
The lawsuit settles out of court, bringing closure to both parties.
The dispute settles amicably, with both sides reaching a compromise.
