Meaning

34 senses
  1. To conclude or resolve (something):

    (transitive)To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc).

    His fears were settled

    She hopes to settle any questions about the plans.

  2. (transitive)To conclude, to cause (a dispute) to finish.

    to settle a quarrel

  3. To conclude, to cause (a dispute) to finish.

    (transitive)In particular, to terminate (a lawsuit), usually out of court, by agreement of all parties.

  4. To conclude or resolve (something):

    (transitive)To close, liquidate or balance (an account) by payment, sometimes of less than is owed or due.

  5. (colloquial, transitive)To pay (a bill or debt).

  6. (intransitive)To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement on matters in dispute.

    He has settled with his creditors.

  7. (intransitive)To conclude a lawsuit by agreement of the parties rather than a decision of a court.

  8. (transitive)To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).

    to settle my affairs

    to settle her estate

    arrange or fix in the desired order

  9. To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).

    (transitive)To put into (proper) place; to make sit or lie properly.

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

  10. (transitive)To cause to no longer be in a disturbed, confused or stormy; to quiet; to calm (nerves, waters, a boisterous or rebellious child, etc).

  11. (UK, dialectal, transitive)To silence, especially by force.

  12. (transitive)To kill.

Examples

553 sentences
  1. I know how to settle this.

    Я знаю, як це вирішити.

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  2. We need to settle our accounts.

    Нам потрібно звести рахунки.

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  3. You should get married and settle down.

    Ти повинен одружитися і осісти.

    ruТебе надо бы выйти замуж и остепениться.

    deDu solltest heiraten und dich niederlassen.

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  4. Fighting won't settle anything.

    Бійка нічого не вирішить.

    ruДрака ничего не решит.

    deDurch Streit wird die Sache nicht gelöst.

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  5. The matter is all settled.

    Питання вирішено.

    deDie Angelegenheit ist vollständig geregelt.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to fix one's dwelling:
Русский
By meaning 1
to fix one's dwelling:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to fix one's dwelling:

Origin

From a merger of two verbs:

From a merger of two verbs:

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Forms

settles, settling, settled, settled
Base formsettle · to settle
3rd person singularsettles
Present participlesettling
Past simplesettled
Past participlesettled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysettle
he, she, itsettles

Past simpleLesson

all personssettled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave settled
he, she, ithas settled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill settle

Phrasal verbs

7 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

20 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

4 antonyms
to place in a fixed or permanent condition:removeB1

Word family

20 related words

Collocations

7 patterns
  • to settle down
  • married and settled
  • ready to settle
  • matter was settled
  • want to settle
  • all settled
  • let's settle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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