- settle
- verb1 end an argumentADVERB▪ 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 toPREPOSITION▪ 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 sth2 choose a permanent homeADVERB▪ permanently▪He has now settled permanently in London.
▪ eventually, finally▪ happilyVERB + SETTLE▪ decide to, intend toPHRASES▪ 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 comfortableADVERB▪ comfortably, happily, peacefully▪He settled himself more comfortably in his chair.
▪ quickly, soon▪ slowlyVERB + 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 VERBsettle in, settle into sthADVERB▪ happily, nicely▪The kids settled happily into their new school.
▪ quickly, soonPREPOSITION▪ for▪They prepared to settle in for the night.
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
Collocations dictionary. 2013.