settle

present (v1)

settle

past (v2)

settled

past participle (v3)

settled

present participle

settling

3rd person singular

settles

1. 1.To conclude or resolve (something):

   • He has settled with his creditors.
   • She hopes to settle any questions about the plans.
   • The question of the succession to a throne needs to be settled.

2. 2.To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).

   • The curate settled his collar, coughed, and, making an effort, knocked.
   • She twisted out from under the claim of his palm to settle her feet on the floor.
   • Pausing only to settle his cloak and set his Regent's circlet on his hair, he strode to the rail and waited.

3. 3.To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.

   • The roads settled late in the spring.
   • Wait until the crowd settles before speaking.
   • With Vardy working tirelessly up front, chasing lost causes and generally making a nuisance of himself, Sevilla were never allowed to settle on a night when the atmosphere was electric inside the King Power Stadium.

4. 4.To establish or become established in a steady position:

   • He sighs with most success that settles well.
   • He is settled in the profession of law at Rochester, New York.
   • But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever.

Overall

Common· #1539

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Uncommon

General reading & writing

Common

Academic

Rare

Literature

Uncommon

Antonyms

• float
• swim

Word family

• set
• settlement