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English noun: settle | |||
| 1. | settle (artifact) a long wooden bench with a back | ||
| Synonyms | settee | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bench | ||
English verb: settle | |||
| 1. | settle (motion) settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground | ||
| Samples | Dust settled on the roofs. | ||
| Synonyms | settle down | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sediment | ||
| 2. | settle (cognition) bring to an end; settle conclusively | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | adjudicate, decide, resolve | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | end, terminate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | adjust, judge | ||
| 3. | settle (communication) settle conclusively; come to terms | ||
| Samples | We finally settled the argument. | ||
| Synonyms | determine, square off, square up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conclude, resolve | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clear, clinch, compromise, concert, solve | ||
| 4. | settle (change) take up residence and become established | ||
| Samples | The immigrants settled in the Midwest. | ||
| Synonyms | locate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | colonise, colonize, resettle | ||
| Entail | move | ||
| 5. | settle (communication) come to terms | ||
| Samples | After some discussion we finally made up. | ||
| Synonyms | conciliate, make up, patch up, reconcile | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agree, concord, concur, hold | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | appease, make peace, propitiate | ||
| 6. | settle (motion) go under, | ||
| Samples | The raft sank and its occupants drowned. | ||
| Synonyms | go down, go under, sink | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come down, descend, fall, go down | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | founder, settle, submerge, submerse, subside | ||
| Verb group | sink | ||
| Antonyms | float, swim | ||
| 7. | settle (change) become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style | ||
| Samples | He finally settled down. | ||
| Synonyms | root, settle down, steady down, take root | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stabilise, stabilize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | roost | ||
| 8. | settle (change) become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | become, get, go | ||
| 9. | settle (change) establish or develop as a residence | ||
| Samples | He settled the farm 200 years ago. This land was settled by Germans. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | build up, develop | ||
| 10. | settle (motion) come to rest | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | halt, stop | ||
| 11. | settle (contact) arrange or fix in the desired order | ||
| Samples | She settled the teacart. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrange, set up | ||
| 12. | settle (communication) accept despite lack of complete satisfaction | ||
| Samples | We settled for a lower price. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accept, consent, go for | ||
| 13. | settle (communication) end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement | ||
| Samples | The two parties finally settled. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agree, concord, concur, hold | ||
| 14. | settle (possession) dispose of; make a financial settlement | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrange, fix up | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clean up, compensate, liquidate, make up, pay, pay, pay off, prorate, square | ||
| 15. | settle (motion) become clear by the sinking of particles | ||
| Samples | The liquid gradually settled. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Verb group | settle | ||
| 16. | settle (motion) cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids) | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sink | ||
| Verb group | settle | ||
| 17. | settle (motion) sink down or precipitate | ||
| Samples | The mud subsides when the waters become calm. | ||
| Synonyms | subside | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go down, go under, settle, sink | ||
| 18. | settle (contact) fix firmly | ||
| Samples | He ensconced himself in the chair. | ||
| Synonyms | ensconce | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||
| 19. | settle (competition) get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury | ||
| Samples | I finally settled with my old enemy. | ||
| Synonyms | get back | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | contend, fight, struggle | ||
| 20. | settle (change) make final; put the last touches on; put into final form | ||
| Samples | Let's finalize the proposal. | ||
| Synonyms | finalise, finalize, nail down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | end, terminate | ||
| 21. | settle (change) form a community | ||
| Samples | The Swedes settled in Minnesota. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | homestead | ||
| Entail | migrate, transmigrate | ||
| 22. | settle (change) come as if by falling | ||
| Samples | Night fell. Silence fell. | ||
| Synonyms | descend, fall | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come | ||
| Verb group | fall | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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