settle
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,377 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,254 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground also: settle down dust settled on the roofs
- bring to an end; settle conclusively also: decide, resolve, adjudicate The case was decidedThe judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff
- settle conclusively; come to terms also: square off, square up, determine We finally settled the argument
- take up residence and become established also: locate The immigrants settled in the Midwest
- come to terms also: reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate After some discussion we finally made up
- go under also: sink, go down, go under The raft sank and its occupants drowned
settle in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Everyone entreated the Fairy to settle in the kingdom where she now was, to which she consented.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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Nobody knew where Teddy Pegram came from or why the man ordained to settle down in Little Silver.
The Torch and Other Tales · Eden Phillpotts · Chapter 1
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With the presence of Mr. Inglethorp, a sense of constraint and veiled hostility seemed to settle down upon the company.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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But, after they had left, M. de Thaller gave me to understand that he wished me very much to settle everything.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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If we sets her loose in the prairie, she'd starve to death if not found--and if found, it would settle our case.
Lahoma · J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge) Ellis · Chapter 1