settle down

set·tle

 (sĕt′l)

v. set·tled, set·tling, set·tles

v.tr.

1. To end or resolve (a dispute, for example) by making a decision or coming to an agreement. See Synonyms at decide.

2. Law

a. To resolve (a lawsuit or dispute) by mutual agreement of the parties rather than by court decision.

b. To make the determinations and distributions of (a trust).

3.

a. To make compensation for (a claim).

b. To pay (a debt).

4.

a. To put into order; arrange as desired: settle one's affairs.

b. To place or arrange in a desired position: settled the blanket over the baby; settled herself in an armchair.

c. To agree to or fix in advance: settled the date of the meeting in June.

5.

a. To establish as a resident or residents: settled her family in Ohio.

b. To migrate to and establish residence in; colonize: Pioneers settled the West.

c. To establish in a residence, business, or profession: was finally settled in his own law practice.

6. To restore calmness or comfort to: The hot tea settled his nerves.

7.

a. To cause to sink, become compact, or come to rest: shook the box to settle the raffle tickets.

b. To cause (a liquid) to become clear by forming a sediment.

v.intr.

1. To discontinue moving and come to rest in one place: The ball settled in the grass near the green.

2. To move downward; sink or descend, especially gradually: Darkness settled over the fields. Dust settled in the road.

3.

a. To become clear by the sinking of suspended particles. Used of liquids.

b. To be separated from a solution or mixture as a sediment.

c. To become compact by sinking, as sediment when stirred up.

4.

a. To establish one's residence: settled in Canada.

b. To become established or localized: The cold settled in my chest.

5. To reach a decision; decide: We finally settled on a solution to the problem.

6. To come to an agreement, especially to resolve a lawsuit out of court.

7.

a. To provide compensation for a claim.

b. To pay a debt.

n.

A long wooden bench with a high back, often including storage space beneath the seat.

Phrasal Verbs:

settle down

1. To begin living a stable and orderly life: He settled down as a farmer with a family.

2. To become calm or composed.

settle for

To accept in spite of incomplete satisfaction: had to settle for a lower wage than the one requested.

Idioms:

settle (one's) stomach

To relieve one's indigestion or nausea.

settle (someone's) hash Slang

To silence or subdue.

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[Middle English setlen, to seat, from Old English setlan, from setl, seat; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

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set′tle·a·ble adj.

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settle down

vb (adverb, mainly intr)

1. (also tr) to make or become quiet and orderly

2. (often foll by to) to apply oneself diligently: please settle down to work.

3. to adopt an orderly and routine way of life, take up a permanent post, etc, esp after marriage

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	settle down - settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs" settle lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" sediment - settle as sediment
	2.	settle down - become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down" steady down, take root, root, settle stabilise, stabilize - become stable or more stable; "The economy stabilized" roost - settle down or stay, as if on a roost
	3.	settle down - become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again." calm down, chill out, cool it, cool off, simmer down, calm change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

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Translations

تَسْتَتِب الأموريَتَرَكَّزيَسْتَريحيَسْتَقِرُّ

usadit seutišituvelebit sezabrat se do

falde til rogå igang medslå sig ned

beruhigenFuß fassensetzensich niederlassensich widmen

νοικοκυρεύομαι

apaciguarseasentarse

rauhoittua

calmerinstallers’installer

smiriti se

elcsendesedikhozzáfoglehiggad

koma sér aî verkikoma sér fyrirkoma sér fyrir; róast

stabilirsi

落ち着く

정착하다

vestigen (zich)

komme i ordenslå seg til ro

osiedlić się

assentarinstalar-se

linişti

остепениться

slå sig till ro

ตั้งรกราก

yerleşmek-e koyulmakkendini ...-e vermeksakinleş mek

an cư

专心于定居平静下来舒适地坐下或躺下

w>settle down

vi

? settle² VI a; it’s time he settled down → es ist Zeit, dass er ein geregeltes Leben anfängt or dass er zur Ruhe kommt; to marry and settle down → heiraten und sesshaft or häuslich werden; to settle down at school/in a new house → sich an einer Schule/in einem Haus einleben; to settle down in a new job → sich in einer neuen Stellung eingewöhnen; he ought to settle down with a steady job → er sollte sich (dat) → endlich eine feste Stellung suchen; they have settled down in Spain → sie haben sich in Spanien niedergelassen; settle down, children! → ruhig, Kinder!

= settle² VI c

to settle down to work → sich an die Arbeit machen or setzen; to settle down for a chat → sich zu einem Schwatz zusammensetzen; to settle down for the night → sich schlafen legen; to settle down to watch TV → es sich (dat) → vor dem Fernseher gemütlich machen

vt sep

(= calm down) → beruhigen

baby → hinlegen; patient → versorgen; to settle oneself down to work → sich an die Arbeit machen or setzen; to settle oneself down to finish the job → sich daranmachen, die Arbeit fertig zu machen; the cat settled itself down for the night → die Katze kuschelte sich zum Schlafen zurecht; the campers settled themselves down for the night → die Zeltenden richteten alles für die Nacht her

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settle

(ˈsetl) verb

1. to place in a position of rest or comfort. I settled myself in the armchair. gerieflik maak يَضَعُ بصورَةٍ مُريحَه، يُجْلِسُ разполагам (се) pôr(-se) à vontade uvelebit se sich niederlassen sætte sig til rette κάθομαι αναπαυτικά instalar, colocar (mugavalt) sisse seadma ساكن شدن istuutua installer לְהִשתַּקֵע आराम करना smjestiti se, namjestiti se elhelyezkedik menempatkan setjast, koma sér fyrir sistemarsi, mettersi 落着く 자리잡다 įsitaisyti novietot; novietoties; iekārtoties meletakkan diri dalam keadaan yang selesa zich installeren anbringe, sette til rette układać, usadawiać się ميشتول: په ځاى كول: كښې منډل، كښېكښل، تخته كول: بېخ ته كښېناستل: په كار كېدل، لګېدل: متوجه كېدل: سره منل ، موافقې ته رسيدل: دقانون له لارې وركول: برابرول، سمول: روڼول غلى كول، كرارول، پرېكړه كول، فيصله كول: رڼېدل (دترسب په واسط) ميشتېدل: ډوبيدل: سرته رسول pôr(-se) à vontade a se instala (confortabil) усаживаться, устраиваться uvelebiť sa namestiti (se) smestiti se sätta (lägga) till rätta หยุดพัก yerleşmek 安坐 влаштовуватися, усістися قیام کرنا đến nghỉ trên cái gì 安坐

2. to come to rest. Dust had settled on the books. op neerkom يَسْتَريح трупам (се) depositar-se usadit se sich legen lægge sig κατακάθομαι asentarse katma, langema آرام گرفتن laskeutua se déposer (sur) לָנוּח टिकना slegnuti se letelepedik; leszáll meliputi setjast posarsi 降りる 내려앉다 nusėsti nosēsties berkumpul neerstrijken legge/senke seg osiadać كرارول depositar-se a se uita fix la; a-i cădea ochii pe оседать usadiť sa nabrati se spustiti se slå sig till ro, lägga sig ผ่อนคลาย konmak, yerleşmek 落在 осідати جمنا đọng, đậu 降落

3. to soothe. I gave him a pill to settle his nerves. kalmeer يُهَدِّئ успокоявам (се) acalmar uklidnit beruhigen berolige ηρεμώ, κατευνάζωcalmar rahustama تسكين دادن rauhoittaa calmer לְהַרגִיע शान्त करना umiriti megnyugtat menenangkan róa, sefa calmare 静める 진정시키다 nuraminti nomierināt menenangkan kalmerenberoligeuspokajać تسكين وركول،ارامتيا وركول acalmar a calma успокаивать upokojiť pomiriti smiriti lugna สงบ yatıştırmak 使平靜 приводити до ладу; заспокоювати سکون دینا nguội dân 使镇静

4. to go and live. Many Scots settled in New Zealand. verhuis na يَسْتَقِر заселвам се fixar-se usadit se sich niederlassen bosætte sig εγκαθίσταμαι, αποικίζωinstalarse, establecerse elama asuma منزل كردن muuttaa s'établir לְהִתיַשֵב बसना naseliti se letelepedik menetap setjast að stabilirsi 定住する 정착하다 apsigyventi apmesties menetap zich vestigenslå seg ned, bosette seg osiedlać się لارې وركول fixar-se a se stabili поселяться usadiť sa naseliti se preseliti se slå sig ner, bosätta sig ตั้งถิ่นฐาน gidip yerleşmek 移民定居 осідати, заселяти بسنا định cư 侨居，定居

5. to reach a decision or agreement. Have you settled with the builders when they are to start work?; The dispute between management and employees is still not settled. oplos يَصِل إلى قَرار разбирам се resolver dohodnout (se), urovnat klären aftale; bilægge κανονίζω, διευθετώ, έρχομαι σε συμφωνία acordar, decidir, fijar kokkuleppele jõudma فيصله دادن sopia décider, régler לְסַכֵּם सहमति पर पहुंचना, समझौता करना odlučiti megállapodik mencapai persetujuan útkljá; semja decidere; risolvere 解決する 동의하다 susitarti, išspręsti nokārtot (jautājumu u.tml.) mencapai persetujuan regelenavgjøre, slutte forlik ustalać, załatwiać فيصله كول resolver a decide, a re­gle­menta договариваться; улаживать dohodnúť (sa), urovnať, vyriešiť dogovoriti se dogovoriti se avtala, komma överens om, ordna, klara upp กำหนด anlaşmaya varmak 達成協議 вирішувати, домовлятися فیصلہ لینا giải quyết 决定，达成协议

6. to pay (a bill). betaal يَدْفَع الفاتورَه оправям сметка liquidar vyrovnat begleichen betale εξοφλώ, τακτοποιώ λογαριασμό pagar, saldar la cuenta maksma پرداختن maksaa régler לְשַלֵם बिल का भुगतान करना namiriti, platiti kifizet membayar gera upp pagare, saldare 支払う 지불하다 apmokėti samaksāt; nokārtot rēķinu menjelaskan afrekenengjøre oppregulować پرداخت کول liquidar a achita оплачивать vyrovnať, zaplatiť poravnati platiti betala, göra upp จ่ายหนี้ ödemek 付帳 розраховуватися, сплатити قیمت چکانا thanh toán 付帐

ˈsettlement noun

1. an agreement. The two sides have at last reached a settlement. ooreenkoms إّفاق споразумение acordo dohoda das Übereinkommen/bringen forlig συμφωνία, ρύθμιση, διακανονισμόςacuerdo, convenio kokkulepe توافق sopimus accordהסדר समझौता nagodba, ugovor egyezség persetujuan samkomulag accordo 協定 해결 susitarimas, sprendimas vienošanās; (jautājuma) nokārtošana persetujuan regelingordning, avtaleporozumienie ميشتېدنه، استوګنه، ځاى په ځا كېدنه، تل ته ناست، تل ته كښېناستونكى: دحسابونو پرېكړه، تصفيه، حساب سپينونه: شك لرې كونه، اختلاف حل كونه: په پردۍ خاوره كې ميشتېدنه: يو څو كوره (چې يو ځاى سره پراته وي): بانډه، دېره acordo acord соглашение dohoda dogovor sporazum uppgörelse การตกลง anlaşma 協議 угода, домовленість تصفیہ، سمجھوتا sự dàn xếp 解决，协议

2. a small community. a farming settlement. gemeenskap مُسْتَوْطَنَه колония comunidade osada die Siedlung bosættelse; -bosættelse οικισμός, καταυλισμόςpoblado, pueblo, colonia asula كولوني؛ماندگاه asutus colonieיישוב समुदाय naselje, naseobina telep(ülés) permukiman samfélag colonia 居住地 공동체 gyvenvietė apmetne; apdzīvota vieta penempatan vestigingbebyggelse, bosetning osada ځاى په ځا comunidade colonie поселение osada naselbina naseobina bosättning, nybygge ชุมชนล็ก ๆ yerleşim alanı, meskûn yer 小社區 поселення; колонія کسی علاقے کی آبادکاری khu định cư 小住宅区

ˈsettler noun

a person who settles in a country that is being newly populated. They were among the early settlers on the east coast of America. setlaar مُسْتَوْطِن заселник colono osadník der Siedler/die Siedlerin nybygger; bosætter άποικοςcolonizador uusasukas مهاجر uudisasukas colon מִתיַשֵב उपनिवेशी, अधिवासी kolonist, naseljenik telepes pemukim landnemi colono 移住者 이주자 gyventojas, naujakurys kolonists peneroka kolonistnybygger, kolonistosadnik مهاجر colono colonist поселенец osadník naseljenec doseljenik nybyggare ผู้ตั้งถิ่นฐาน göçmen 移民 поселенець نئی جگہ جاکر بسنے والا người định cư 移民，侨民

settle down

1. to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful. He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last. laat kalm word تَسْتَتِب الأمور укротявам (се) sossegar(-se) utišit (se) zur Ruhe kommen falde til ro καταλαγιάζω, ηρεμώ, ησυχάζωcalmarse, tranquilizarse rahunema, rahustama آرام كردن rauhoittua calmer לְהֵרָגַע शांत करना smiriti elcsendesedik; lehiggad menjadi tenang koma sér fyrir; róast calmarsi 静まる (흥분 따위가) 가라앉다 nurimti, nuraminti nomierināt; apklusināt; nomierināties; apklust tenang bedarenfalle til ro, komme i orden uspokajać się آرام کول sossegar(-se) a (se) calma успокаивать utíšiť (sa) umiriti (se) umiriti se [få att] lugna sig, bli tyst เงียบ; สงบ sakinleşmek (使)平靜下來 заспокоюватися پر سکون، خاموش ہو جانا trở nên bình tĩnh 平静下来

2. to make oneself comfortable. She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep. jou gerieflik maak يَسْتَريح настанявам (се) acomodar-se uvelebit se sich niederlassen slå sig ned βολεύομαιponerse cómodo, acomodarse, instalarse (end) mugavalt sisse seadma جاخوش كردن asettautua s'installer לָנוּחַ आराम करना udobno se smjestiti elhelyezkedik, letelepedik mapan koma sér fyrir mettersi comodo 落着く 자리잡다 įsitaisyti iekārtoties; ierīkoties meletakkan diri dalam keadaan yang selesa gemakkelijk gaan zitten sette seg til rette układać się, usadawiać راحته كيدل acomodar-se a se instala (confortabil), a se face confortabil устраиваться uvelebiť sa namestiti se zavaliti se slå sig ner, sätta (lägga) sig till rätta นั่งอย่างสบาย yerleşmek 舒適地坐下或躺下 влаштовуватися اطمینان حاصل کرنا làm cho thoải mái 舒适地坐下（或躺下）

3. to begin to concentrate on something, eg work. He settled down to (do) his schoolwork. begin يَتَرَكَّز залавям се с começar a zabrat se do sich widmen gå igang med στρώνομαι να κάνω κτ. ponerse keskenduma متمركز شدن keskittyä se mettre (sérieusement) à לְהִתרַכֵּז किसी चीज पर केन्द्रित करना latiti se, prihvatiti se nečega hozzáfog vminek berkonsentrasi koma sér að verki (mettersi sotto a) 身を入れる 전념하다 imtis pievērsties mula menumpukan zich zetten aan komme i gang med zabierać się poważnie do ځاى په ځا كېدنه começar a a se pune (serios) pe приниматься pustiť sa do posvetiti se skoncentrisati se samla sig เริ่มตั้งสมาธิ ...-e koyulmak, kendini ...-e vermek 開始專心於某事 заглиблюватися توجہ دینا bắt đầu chú ý vào cái gì 专心于

settle in

to become used to and comfortable in new surroundings. gewoond raak يَسْتَوْطِن، يَسْتَقِر свиквам с estabelecer-se adaptovat se sich einrichten falde til προσαρμόζομαιinstalarse kohanema عادت كردن sopeutua s'adapter להסתדר सुव्यवस्थित होना, स्थिरता प्राप्त करना useliti se (u kuću), naviknuti se na (novu okolinu) berendezkedik mapan aðlagast stabilirsi, sistemarsi 落着く 안정되다 apsiprasti iekārtoties; aprast; iejusties menyesuaikan diri zich thuisvoelen finne seg til rette zainstalować się عادت کول estabelecer-se a se adapta осваиваться adaptovať sa prilagoditi se navići se finna sig till rätta, installera sig คุ้นเคยกับสิ่งรอบ ๆ alışmak 適應新環境 влаштуватися на новому місті پر سکون اور عادی ہو جانا ổn định 适应新的环境

settle on

to agree about or decide. besluit يُوافِق على، يُقَرِّر спирам се на decidir dohodnout (se) sich einigen auf bestemme sig for διαλέγω, ορίζω, αποφασίζω ponerse de acuerdo (sobre) kokku leppima, otsustama به توافق رسيدن päätyä se mettre d'accord sur לְהַחלִיט सहमति या फैसला करना dogovoriti se, odlučiti dönt (vki, vmi mellett) menyetujui koma sér niður á decidere 合意する 결정하다, 동의하다 susitarti vienoties par bersetuju kiezenbestemme seg forustalić موافقې ته رسيدل decidir a se pune de acord asupra остановиться на dohodnúť (sa) dogovoriti se (glede česa) složiti se bestämma sig för เลือก karar vermek 同意，決定 погоджуватися متفق ہونا یا فیصلہ کرنا quyết định 同意，决定

settle up

to pay (a bill). He asked the waiter for the bill, and settled up. betaal يَدْفَعُ الحِساب плащам pagar zaplatit begleichen afregne τακτοποιώ λογαριασμό pagar, saldar la cuenta (ära) maksma پرداختن maksaa régler לְשַלֵם भुगतान करना međusobno se namiriti, obračunati kifizet membayar gera upp, borga pagare, regolare 清算する 지불하다 atsiskaityti, užsimokėti norēķināties menjelaskan afrekenengjøre opp, betale regningen uregulować rachunek پرداختن pagar a achita оплатить zaplatiť poravnati platiti betala, göra upp จ่ายเงิน hesabı ödemek 付帳 розраховуватися قرضہ وغیرہ ادا کرنا thanh toán hóa đơn 付帐

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settle down

→ يَسْتَقِرُّ usadit se slå sig ned beruhigen νοικοκυρεύομαι apaciguarse, asentarse rauhoittua s’installer smiriti se stabilirsi 落ち着く 정착하다 vestigen (zich) slå seg til ro osiedlić się assentar, instalar-se остепениться slå sig till ro ตั้งรกราก yerleşmek an cư 定居

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