settle in
To get comfortable or established, as in a new placeTo get comfortable or established, as in a new place.
» Are you all settled in now?
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)To get comfortable or established, as in a new place.
I had just sat down in my favorite easy chair and settled in when the phone rang.
It took me several months to settle in after the move to New York.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see settle, in.
The colonists settled in Montreal.
She intended to settle in the practice of law.
Examples
90 sentencesAre you all settled in now?
Call me when you get settled in.
Tom and Mary got married and settled in Boston.
ruТом и Мэри поженились и обосновались в Бостоне.
deTom und Maria heirateten und ließen sich in Boston nieder.
Tom settled himself in a chair.
They settled in Japan.
deSie ließen sich in Japan nieder.
Translations
2 languagesForms
settles in, settling in, settled in, settled in| Base form | settle in · to settle in |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | settles in |
| Present participle | settling in |
| Past simple | settled in |
| Past participle | settled in |
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
1 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