settle

/ˈsɛtəl/

बसोबास

noun

1. settee
a long wooden bench with a back

verb

1. settle down
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
"dust settled on the roofs"
2. decide, resolve, adjudicate
bring to an end
settle conclusively
"The case was decided"
"The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"
"The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"
3. square off, square up, determine
settle conclusively
come to terms
"We finally settled the argument"
4. locate
take up residence and become established
"The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
5. reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate
come to terms
"After some discussion we finally made up"
6. sink, go down, go under
go under
"The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
7. root, take root, steady down, settle down
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
"He finally settled down"
8. settle
become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
"The roar settled to a thunder"
"The wind settled in the West"
"it is settling to rain"
"A cough settled in her chest"
"Her mood settled into lethargy"
9. settle
establish or develop as a residence
"He settled the farm 200 years ago"
"This land was settled by Germans"
10. settle
come to rest
11. settle
arrange or fix in the desired order
"She settled the teacart"
12. settle
accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
"We settled for a lower price"
13. settle
end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
"The two parties finally settled"
14. settle
dispose of
make a financial settlement
15. settle
become clear by the sinking of particles
"the liquid gradually settled"
16. settle
cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
17. subside
sink down or precipitate
"the mud subsides when the waters become calm"
18. ensconce
fix firmly
"He ensconced himself in the chair"
19. get back
get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
"I finally settled with my old enemy"
20. finalize, finalise, nail down
make final
put the last touches on
put into final form
"let's finalize the proposal"
21. settle
form a community
"The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
22. fall, descend
come as if by falling
"Night fell"
"Silence fell"

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