Meaning & Definition of Settle in English

1. A long wooden bench with a back

1. Settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

• "Dust settled on the roofs"

2. Bring to an end

• Settle conclusively

• "The case was decided"

• "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"

• "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"

3. Settle conclusively

• Come to terms

• "We finally settled the argument"

4. Take up residence and become established

• "The immigrants settled in the midwest"

5. Come to terms

• "After some discussion we finally made up"

6. Go under, "the raft sank and its occupants drowned"

7. Become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style

• "He finally settled down"

8. Become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet

• "The roar settled to a thunder"

• "The wind settled in the west"

• "It is settling to rain"

• "A cough settled in her chest"

• "Her mood settled into lethargy"

9. Establish or develop as a residence

• "He settled the farm 200 years ago"

• "This land was settled by germans"

10. Come to rest

11. Arrange or fix in the desired order

• "She settled the teacart"

12. Accept despite lack of complete satisfaction

• "We settled for a lower price"

13. End a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement

• "The two parties finally settled"

14. Dispose of

• Make a financial settlement

15. Become clear by the sinking of particles

• "The liquid gradually settled"

16. Cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)

17. Sink down or precipitate

• "The mud subsides when the waters become calm"

18. Fix firmly

• "He ensconced himself in the chair"

19. Get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury

• "I finally settled with my old enemy"

20. Make final

• Put the last touches on

• Put into final form

• "Let's finalize the proposal"

21. Form a community

• "The swedes settled in minnesota"

22. Come as if by falling

• "Night fell"

• "Silence fell"