settle
A seat of any kindA seat of any kind.
Meaning
3 senses(archaic)A seat of any kind.
(archaic)A long bench with a high back and arms, often with chest or storage space underneath.
a long wooden bench with a back
(obsolete)A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part. (Compare a depression.)
Examples
553 sentencesI know how to settle this.
Я знаю, як це вирішити. — mkazarian
We need to settle our accounts.
Нам потрібно звести рахунки. — deniko
You 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
Fighting won't settle anything.
Бійка нічого не вирішить. — aandrusiak
ruДрака ничего не решит. — Ivanovb
deDurch Streit wird die Sache nicht gelöst. — sadjad
The matter is all settled.
Питання вирішено. — shanghainese
deDie Angelegenheit ist vollständig geregelt. — Tamy
Origin
From Middle English settle, setle, setel, setil, seotel, from Old English setl (“that uponFrom Middle English settle, setle, setel, setil, seotel, from Old English setl (“that upon which one sits, a seat, a settle, a place to sit”), from Proto-Germanic *setlaz (“a seat; arm-chair”), representing Proto-Indo-European *sed-lo-, from *sed- (“sit”). Cognate with Dutch zetel, German Sessel, Latin sella.
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Forms
plural: settlesSynonyms
1 synonyms- a long wooden bench with a back:settee
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
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