| VERB | motion | settle, settle down | settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground |
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| 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 |
| Sounds | seh'tahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | A long wooden bench with a back. | |
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| Synonym | settee | |
| Broader | bench | A long seat for more than one person |
| Spanish | escaño | |
| Catalan | escó, escon | |
| Verbs | settle | come to rest |
| Meaning | Settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground. | |
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| 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 | |
| Meaning | Bring to an end; settle conclusively. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | decide, resolve, adjudicate | |
| Narrower | adjust | decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim |
| 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 |
| settler | a negotiator who settles disputes | |
| Meaning | Settle conclusively; come to terms. | |
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| 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 |
| Meaning | take up residence and become established. | |
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| 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) |
| 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 | |
| Meaning | Come to terms. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate | |
| Narrower | make peace | end hostilities |
| propitiate, appease | make peace with | |
| Broader | agree, hold, concur, concord | Be in accord / accord |
| Spanish | avenir, conciliar, decidir, reconciliar | |
| Catalan | decidir | |
| Meaning | go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned". | |
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| 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 | |
| Meaning | Become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style. | |
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| 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 | |
| Meaning | Become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | become, go, get | Enter or assume a certain state or condition |
| Meaning | Establish or develop as a residence. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| 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 |
| settlement | an area where a group of families live together | |
| Meaning | Come to rest. | |
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| 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 |
| Meaning | Arrange or fix in the desired order. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "She settled the teacart" | |
| Broader | arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order |
| Meaning | Accept despite lack of complete satisfaction. | |
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| 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 |
| Meaning | end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement. | |
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| 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 |
| settlement | a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it | |
| Meaning | dispose of; make a financial settlement. | |
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| 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 |
| Meaning | Become clear by the sinking of particles. | |
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| 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) |
| Meaning | Cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids / liquids) . | |
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| 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 |
| Meaning | sink down or precipitate. | |
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| 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 |
| settlings | sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid / liquid | |
| Meaning | Fix firmly. | |
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| 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 | |
| Meaning | Get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "I finally settled with my old enemy" | |
| Synonym | get back | |
| Broader | contend, fight, struggle | Be engaged in a fight |
| Meaning | make final; put the last touches on; put into final / final form. | |
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| 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 | |
| Meaning | form a community / community. | |
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| 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 | |
| Meaning | Come as if by falling. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | fall, descend | |
| Broader | come | Come to pass |
| Similar to | fall | go as if by falling |
| Spanish | asentarse, caer, descender | |
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