settle

noun

  1. 1

    a long wooden bench with a back

verb

  1. 1

    come as if by falling

    Night fell

    Silence fell

  2. 2

    take up residence and become established

    The immigrants settled in the Midwest

  3. 3

    form a community

    The Swedes settled in Minnesota

  4. 4

    become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style

    He finally settled down

  5. 5

    make final; put the last touches on; put into final form

    let's finalize the proposal

  6. 6

    establish or develop as a residence

    He settled the farm 200 years ago

    This land was settled by Germans

  7. 7

    become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet

    The roar settled to a thunder

    The wind settled in the West

  8. 8

    bring to an end; settle conclusively

    The case was decided

    The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff

  9. 9

    settle conclusively; come to terms

    We finally settled the argument

  10. 10

    end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement

    The two parties finally settled

  11. 11

    come to terms

    After some discussion we finally made up

Synonyms

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