settle down
To make or become quiet and calm after a period of disturbance or restlessnessTo make or become quiet and calm after a period of disturbance or restlessness.
» You should get married and settle down.
Du solltest heiraten und dich niederlassen.
Sie sollten heiraten und sich niederlassen.
Тебе надо бы выйти замуж и остепениться.
Тебе надо бы жениться и остепениться.
Ти повинен одружитися і осісти.
Meaning
3 senses(ambitransitive)To make or become quiet and calm after a period of disturbance or restlessness.
It took John a while to settle down after the phone call.
успоко́итьсяuspokóitʹsja
заспоко́їтисяzaspokójitysja
become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
(intransitive)To establish a settled lifestyle for oneself, especially by marrying.
sich niederlassen
остепени́тьсяostepenítʹsja
осели́тисяoselýtysja, облаштува́тисяoblaštuvátysja
(intransitive)To grow comfortable and familiar with one's new accommodation or circumstances.
I have not yet settled down in my new apartment.
привы́кнутьprivýknutʹ, адапти́роватьсяadaptírovatʹsja, обустро́итьсяobustróitʹsja
зви́кнутиzvýknuty, адаптува́тисяadaptuvátysja
Examples
133 sentencesYou should get married and settle down.
Ти повинен одружитися і осісти. — triantafillou
ruТебе надо бы выйти замуж и остепениться. — Karok
deDu solltest heiraten und dich niederlassen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom refused to settle down.
Том відмовився заспокоїтися. — mkazarian
deTom lehnte es ab, sich irgendwo niederzulassen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom settled down.
Том осів. — deniko
deTom ließ sich nieder. — Felixjp
He settled down to his work.
She's married and settled down now.
Translations
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Forms
settles down, settling down, settled down, settled down| Base form | settle down · to settle down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | settles down |
| Present participle | settling down |
| Past simple | settled down |
| Past participle | settled down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- settle downзаспокоїтися, звикнутиTo make or become quiet and calm after a period of disturbance or restlessness.
- settle upTo pay what one owes (a debt, a bill etc.)
- settle onUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see settle, on.
- settle inTo get comfortable or established, as in a new place.
- settle forTo accept or allow something, especially something not entirely desirable.
- settle intoTo become comfortable with a place or routine.
- settle withTo get revenge on (someone); to resolve a grudge with (someone).
Synonyms
10 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb