| VERB | motion | settle down, settle | settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground |
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| change | settle down, settle, root, take root, steady down | become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style | |
| emotion | settle down, calm, calm down, cool off, chill out, simmer down, cool it | become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation |
| Meaning | Settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonym | settle | |
| 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 | Become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | settle, root, take root, steady 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 quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again." | |
| Synonyms | calm, calm down, cool off, chill out, simmer down, cool it | |
| Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
| Spanish | calmarse | |
| Catalan | calmar-se, calmar | |
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