settle

• n. a long wooden bench with a back

  同义词： settee

• v.
  • settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

    "dust settled on the roofs"

    同义词： settle down

  • bring to an end; settle conclusively

    同义词： decide resolve adjudicate

  • settle conclusively; come to terms

    "We finally settled the argument"

    同义词： square off square up determine

  • take up residence and become established

    "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"

    同义词： locate

  • come to terms

    同义词： reconcile patch up make up conciliate

  • go under,

    同义词： sink go down go under

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

    "He finally settled down"

    同义词： root take root steady down settle down

  • become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet

    "The roar settled to a thunder"; "The wind settled in the West"; "A cough settled in her chest"; "Her mood settled into lethargy"

  • establish or develop as a residence

    "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans"

  • come to rest
  • become clear by the sinking of particles

    "the liquid gradually settled"

  • arrange or fix in the desired order

    "She settled the teacart"

  • accept despite complete satisfaction

    "We settled for a lower price"

  • end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement

    "The two parties finally settled"

  • dispose of; make a financial settlement
  • cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
  • sink down or precipitate

    同义词： subside

  • fix firmly

    同义词： ensconce

  • get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury

    "I finally settled with my old enemy"

    同义词： get back

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

    同义词： finalize finalise nail down

  • form a community

    "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"

  • come as if by falling

    同义词： fall descend

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