settle (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 23 senses of the word *settle*:
VERB	motion	settle, settle down	settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
cognition	settle, decide, resolve, adjudicate	bring to an end
communication	settle, square off, square up, determine	settle conclusively
change	settle, locate	take up residence and become established
communication	settle, reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate	come to terms
motion	settle, sink, go down, go under	go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
change	settle, root, take root, steady down, settle down	become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
change	settle	become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
change	settle	establish or develop as a residence
motion	settle	come to rest
contact	settle	arrange or fix in the desired order
communication	settle	accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
communication	settle	end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
possession	settle	dispose of
motion	settle	become clear by the sinking of particles
motion	settle	cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids / liquids)
motion	settle, subside	sink down or precipitate
contact	settle, ensconce	fix firmly
competition	settle, get back	get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
change	settle, finalize, finalise, nail down	make final
change	settle	form a community / community
change	settle, fall, descend	come as if by falling
NOUN	artifact	settle, settee	a long wooden bench with a back

settle > pronunciation
Sounds	seh'tahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *settle*: 23 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A long wooden bench with a back.
Synonym	settee
Broader	bench	A long seat for more than one person
Spanish	escaño
Catalan	escó, escon
Verbs	settle	come to rest

English > *settle*: 23 senses > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Example	"dust settled on the roofs"
Synonym	settle down
Narrower	sediment	Settle as sediment
Broader	put, set, place, pose, position, lay	Put into a certain place or abstract location
Spanish	depositar
Catalan	dipositar

English > *settle*: 23 senses > verb 2, cognition
Meaning	Bring to an end; settle conclusively.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	decide, resolve, adjudicate
Narrower	adjust	decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim
Narrower	judge	Determine the result of (a competition)
Broader	end, terminate	Bring to an end or halt
Spanish	adjudicar, decidir, dirimir, resolver, solucionar, solventar
Catalan	adjudicar, decidir, dirimir
Nouns	settlement	a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
Nouns	settler	a negotiator who settles disputes

English > *settle*: 23 senses > verb 3, communication
Meaning	Settle conclusively; come to terms.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"We finally settled the argument"
Synonyms	square off, square up, determine
Narrower	clear, solve	Settle, as of a debt
	clinch	Settle conclusively
	compromise	Settle by concession
	concert	Settle by agreement
Broader	conclude, resolve	reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
Spanish	acordar, decidir, determinar, resolver
Catalan	decidir, determinar
Nouns	settlement	a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it

English > *settle*: 23 senses > verb 4, change
Meaning	take up residence and become established.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Example	"The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
Synonym	locate
Entails	move	change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
Narrower	colonize, colonise	Settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
Narrower	resettle	Settle in a new place
Spanish	afincar, asentar, dirimir, poblar, trasladarse, traslladar-se
Catalan	afincar, dirimir, poblar, traslladar-se
Nouns	settlement	the act of colonizing
	settlement	a body of people who settle far from home / home / home but maintain ties with their homeland
	settlement	an area where a group of families live together
	settler	a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country

English > *settle*: 23 senses > verb 5, communication
Meaning	Come to terms.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonyms	reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate
Narrower	make peace	end hostilities
Narrower	propitiate, appease	make peace with
Broader	agree, hold, concur, concord	Be in accord / accord
Spanish	avenir, conciliar, decidir, reconciliar
Catalan	decidir

English > *settle*: 23 senses > verb 6, motion
Meaning	go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned".
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Synonyms	sink, go down, go under
Caused by	sink	Cause to sink
Narrower	founder	sink below the surface
	submerge, submerse	sink below the surface
	subside, settle	sink down or precipitate
Broader	descend, fall, go down, come down	Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
Opposite	float, swim	Be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
Similar to	sink	Cause to sink
Spanish	establecerse, hundirse, ir abajo, naufragar, sumergirse, sumirse
Catalan	enfonsar-se, esfondrar, naufragar, submergir-se, sumir-se

English > *settle*: 23 senses > verb 7, change
Meaning	Become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Example	"He finally settled down"
Synonyms	root, take root, steady down, settle down
Narrower	roost	settle down or stay, as if on a roost
Broader	stabilize, stabilise	Become stable or more stable
Spanish	afincarse, enraizarse, establecerse
Catalan	arrelar-se, establir-se

English > *settle*: 23 senses > verb 8, change
Meaning	Become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"The roar settled to a thunder" "The wind settled in the West" "A cough settled in her chest" "Her mood settled into lethargy"
Broader	become, go, get	Enter or assume a certain state or condition

English > *settle*: 23 senses > verb 9, change
Meaning	Establish or develop as a residence.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"He settled the farm 200 years ago" "This land was settled by Germans"
Broader	build up, develop	change the use of and make available or usable
Spanish	afincar, asentarse, poblar
Catalan	afincar, establir-se, poblar
Nouns	settlement	a body of people who settle far from home / home / home but maintain ties with their homeland
Nouns	settlement	an area where a group of families live together

English > *settle*: 23 senses > verb 10, motion
Meaning	Come to rest.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Broader	stop, halt	Come to a halt, stop moving
Spanish	detener, parar
Catalan	aturar, detenir, parar
Nouns	settle	a long wooden bench with a back

English > *settle*: 23 senses > verb 11, contact
Meaning	Arrange or fix in the desired order.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"She settled the teacart"
Broader	arrange, set up	put into a proper or systematic order

English > *settle*: 23 senses > verb 12, communication
Meaning	Accept despite lack of complete satisfaction.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Example	"We settled for a lower price"
Broader	accept, consent, go for	Give an affirmative reply to
Nouns	settlement	termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities / liabilities

English > *settle*: 23 senses > verb 13, communication
Meaning	end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Example	"The two parties finally settled"
Broader	agree, hold, concur, concord	Be in accord / accord
Spanish	resolver
Nouns	settlement	something settled or resolved
Nouns	settlement	a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it

English > *settle*: 23 senses > verb 14, possession
Meaning	dispose of; make a financial settlement.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Narrower	clean up	dispose of
	liquidate	Settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off
	pay, pay off, make up, compensate	Do or give something to somebody in return
	pay	Discharge or settle
	prorate	make a proportional settlement or distribution
	square	pay someone and settle a debt
Broader	arrange, fix up	make arrangements for
Spanish	acordar, solventar
Nouns	settlement	termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities / liabilities

English > *settle*: 23 senses > verb 15, motion
Meaning	Become clear by the sinking of particles.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"the liquid gradually settled"
Broader	change	Undergo a change
Similar to	settle	Cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids / liquids)

English > *settle*: 23 senses > verb 16, motion
Meaning	Cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids / liquids) .
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Broader	sink	Cause to sink
Similar to	settle	Become clear by the sinking of particles
Spanish	asentar
Catalan	assentar
Nouns	settlings	sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid / liquid

English > *settle*: 23 senses > verb 17, motion
Meaning	sink down or precipitate.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonym	subside
Broader	sink, settle, go down, go under	go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
Spanish	posarse, se desploma
Nouns	settling	a gradual sinking to a lower level
Nouns	settlings	sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid / liquid

English > *settle*: 23 senses > verb 18, contact
Meaning	Fix firmly.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody PP
Synonym	ensconce
Broader	put, set, place, pose, position, lay	Put into a certain place or abstract location
Spanish	asentar
Catalan	assentar-se, assentar

English > *settle*: 23 senses > verb 19, competition
Meaning	Get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"I finally settled with my old enemy"
Synonym	get back
Broader	contend, fight, struggle	Be engaged in a fight

English > *settle*: 23 senses > verb 20, change
Meaning	make final; put the last touches on; put into final / final form.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	finalize, finalise, nail down
Broader	end, terminate	Bring to an end or halt
See also	settle on	become fixed (on)
Spanish	acabar, finalizar, terminar
Catalan	acabar, finalitzar

English > *settle*: 23 senses > verb 21, change
Meaning	form a community / community.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Example	"The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
Entails	migrate, transmigrate	Move from one country or region to another and settle there
Narrower	homestead	Settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead
Spanish	afincar, asentarse, asentar, colonizar, poblar
Catalan	afincar, colonitzar, establir-se, poblar
Nouns	settlement	a body of people who settle far from home / home / home but maintain ties with their homeland
	settlement	an area where a group of families live together
	settler	a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country

English > *settle*: 23 senses > verb 22, change
Meaning	Come as if by falling.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonyms	fall, descend
Broader	come	Come to pass
Similar to	fall	go as if by falling
Spanish	asentarse, caer, descender

HyperDic: settle