settle

settle
verb
1 end an argument
ADVERB
amicably, peacefully

Hopes of settling the conflict peacefully are fading.

eventually, finally

The matter has not yet been finally settled.

out of court

The company has agreed to settle out of court (= come to an agreement without going to court).

VERB + SETTLE
attempt to, try to
agree to
PREPOSITION
for

I ran well but still had to settle for second.

on

After much deliberation, he finally settled on a fur rug.

with

After six months the company finally settled with the unions.

PHRASES
an attempt to settle sth
2 choose a permanent home
ADVERB
permanently

He has now settled permanently in London.

eventually, finally
happily
VERB + SETTLE
decide to, intend to
PHRASES
be densely settled, be sparsely settled

a fertile area that was densely settled in early times

be ready to settle down

She felt she wasn't yet ready to settle down.

3 make sb/yourself comfortable
ADVERB
comfortably, happily, peacefully

He settled himself more comfortably in his chair.

quickly, soon
slowly
VERB + SETTLE
be unable to, cannot

Unable to settle, she trailed around the house all day.

He was anxious and couldn't settle.

allow sb to, let sb

She kept fussing around, refusing to let him settle.

help (to), help sb (to)

I took a pill to help settle my nerves.

PHRASES
settle down to do sth

Finally they settled down to watch an old movie.

PHRASAL VERB
settle in, settle into sth
ADVERB
happily, nicely

The kids settled happily into their new school.

quickly, soon
PREPOSITION
for

They prepared to settle in for the night.

Settle is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑calm, ↑dusk, ↑dust, ↑immigrant, ↑silence, ↑snow
Settle is used with these nouns as the object: ↑account, ↑affair, ↑argument, ↑bill, ↑case, ↑charge, ↑claim, ↑conflict, ↑controversy, ↑debate, ↑debt, ↑difference, ↑disagreement, ↑dispute, ↑estate, ↑feud, ↑frontier, ↑grievance, ↑issue, ↑litigation, ↑matter, ↑nerve, ↑problem, ↑quarrel, ↑question, ↑squabble, ↑stomach, ↑strike, ↑suit, ↑territory, ↑vendetta

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