settle up
settle up · settles up · settled up · settling up
To pay what one owesTo pay what one owes (a debt, a bill etc.)
» I still need to settle up with Tom.
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1 sensesTo pay what one owes (a debt, a bill etc.)
Examples
6 sentencesI still need to settle up with Tom.
When are you going to settle up with Tom?
We'll settle up later.
deWir werden später abrechnen. — felix63
You're the one settling up.
I look forward to the day I'll settle up with you.
Forms
settles up, settling up, settled up, settled up| Base form | settle up · to settle up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | settles up |
| Present participle | settling up |
| Past simple | settled up |
| Past participle | settled up |
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).
Lessons 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