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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Settle \Set"tle\, n. [OE. setel, setil, a seat, AS. setl: akin
     to OHG. sezzal, G. sessel, Goth. sitls, and E. sit.
     [root]154. See Sit.]
     1. A seat of any kind. [Obs.] ``Upon the settle of his
        majesty'' --Hampole.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A bench; especially, a bench with a high back.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform
        lower than some other part.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And from the bottom upon the ground, even to the
              lower settle, shall be two cubits, and the breadth
              one cubit.                            --Ezek. xliii.
                                                    14.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Settle bed, a bed convertible into a seat. [Eng.]
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Settle \Set"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Settled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Settling.] [OE. setlen, AS. setlan. [root]154. See
     Settle, n. In senses 7, 8, and 9 perhaps confused with OE.
     sahtlen to reconcile, AS. sahtlian, fr. saht reconciliation,
     sacon to contend, dispute. Cf. Sake.]
     1. To place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm,
        steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; esp., to
        establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, or the
        like.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And he settled his countenance steadfastly upon him,
              until he was ashamed.                 --2 Kings
                                                    viii. 11.
                                                    (Rev. Ver.)
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The father thought the time drew on
              Of setting in the world his only son. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To establish in the pastoral office; to ordain or install
        as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish; as,
        to settle a minister. [U. S.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to
        render quiet; to still; to calm; to compose.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              God settled then the huge whale-bearing lake.
                                                    --Chapman.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Hoping that sleep might settle his brains. --Bunyan.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To clear of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink;
        to render pure or clear; -- said of a liquid; as, to
        settle coffee, or the grounds of coffee.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To restore or bring to a smooth, dry, or passable
        condition; -- said of the ground, of roads, and the like;
        as, clear weather settles the roads.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To cause to sink; to lower; to depress; hence, also, to
        render close or compact; as, to settle the contents of a
        barrel or bag by shaking it.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. To determine, as something which is exposed to doubt or
        question; to free from unscertainty or wavering; to make
        sure, firm, or constant; to establish; to compose; to
        quiet; as, to settle the mind when agitated; to settle
        questions of law; to settle the succession to a throne; to
        settle an allowance.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              It will settle the wavering, and confirm the
              doubtful.                             --Swift.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. To adjust, as something in discussion; to make up; to
        compose; to pacify; as, to settle a quarrel.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. To adjust, as accounts; to liquidate; to balance; as, to
        settle an account.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     10. Hence, to pay; as, to settle a bill. [Colloq.] --Abbott.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     11. To plant with inhabitants; to colonize; to people; as,
         the French first settled Canada; the Puritans settled New
         England; Plymouth was settled in 1620.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     To settle on or To settle upon,
         (a) to confer upon by permanent grant; to assure to. ``I
             . . . have settled upon him a good annuity.''
             --Addison.
         (b) to choose; to decide on; -- sometimes with the
             implication that the choice is not ideal, but the
             best available.
  
     To settle the land (Naut.), to cause it to sink, or appear
        lower, by receding from it.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To fix; establish; regulate; arrange; compose; adjust;
          determine; decide.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Settle \Set"tle\, v. i.
     1. To become fixed or permanent; to become stationary; to
        establish one's self or itself; to assume a lasting form,
        condition, direction, or the like, in place of a temporary
        or changing state.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The wind came about and settled in the west.
                                                    --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Chyle . . . runs through all the intermediate colors
              until it settles in an intense red.   --Arbuthnot.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To fix one's residence; to establish a dwelling place or
        home; as, the Saxons who settled in Britain.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To enter into the married state, or the state of a
        householder.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              As people marry now and settle.       --Prior.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To be established in an employment or profession; as, to
        settle in the practice of law.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To become firm, dry, and hard, as the ground after the
        effects of rain or frost have disappeared; as, the roads
        settled late in the spring.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To become clear after being turbid or obscure; to clarify
        by depositing matter held in suspension; as, the weather
        settled; wine settles by standing.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A government, on such occasions, is always thick
              before it settles.                    --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. To sink to the bottom; to fall to the bottom, as dregs of
        a liquid, or the sediment of a reserveir.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, as the
        foundation of a house, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. To become calm; to cease from agitation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Till the fury of his highness settle,
              Come not before him.                  --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     10. To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an
         agreement; as, he has settled with his creditors.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     11. To make a jointure for a wife.
         [1913 Webster]
  
               He sighs with most success that settles well.
                                                    --Garth.
         [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Settle \Set"tle\, n. [OE. setel, setil, a seat, AS. setl: akin
     to OHG. sezzal, G. sessel, Goth. sitls, and E. sit.
     [root]154. See Sit.]
     1. A seat of any kind. [Obs.] ``Upon the settle of his
        majesty'' --Hampole.
  
     2. A bench; especially, a bench with a high back.
  
     3. A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform
        lower than some other part.
  
              And from the bottom upon the ground, even to the
              lower settle, shall be two cubits, and the breadth
              one cubit.                            --Ezek. xliii.
                                                    14.
  
     Settle bed, a bed convertible into a seat. [Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Settle \Set"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Settled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Settling.] [OE. setlen, AS. setlan. [root]154. See
     Settle, n. In senses 7, 8, and 9 perhaps confused with OE.
     sahtlen to reconcile, AS. sahtlian, fr. saht reconciliation,
     sacon to contend, dispute. Cf. Sake.]
     1. To place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm,
        steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; esp., to
        establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, or the
        like.
  
              And he settled his countenance steadfastly upon him,
              until he was ashamed.                 --2 Kings
                                                    viii. 11.
                                                    (Rev. Ver.)
  
              The father thought the time drew on Of setting in
              the world his only son.               --Dryden.
  
     2. To establish in the pastoral office; to ordain or install
        as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish; as,
        to settle a minister. [U. S.]
  
     3. To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to
        render quiet; to still; to calm; to compose.
  
              God settled then the huge whale-bearing lake.
                                                    --Chapman.
  
              Hoping that sleep might settle his brains. --Bunyan.
  
     4. To clear of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink;
        to render pure or clear; -- said of a liquid; as, to
        settle coffee, or the grounds of coffee.
  
     5. To restore or bring to a smooth, dry, or passable
        condition; -- said of the ground, of roads, and the like;
        as, clear weather settles the roads.
  
     6. To cause to sink; to lower; to depress; hence, also, to
        render close or compact; as, to settle the contents of a
        barrel or bag by shaking it.
  
     7. To determine, as something which is exposed to doubt or
        question; to free from unscertainty or wavering; to make
        sure, firm, or constant; to establish; to compose; to
        quiet; as, to settle the mind when agitated; to settle
        questions of law; to settle the succession to a throne; to
        settle an allowance.
  
              It will settle the wavering, and confirm the
              doubtful.                             --Swift.
  
     8. To adjust, as something in discussion; to make up; to
        compose; to pacify; as, to settle a quarrel.
  
     9. To adjust, as accounts; to liquidate; to balance; as, to
        settle an account.
  
     10. Hence, to pay; as, to settle a bill. [Colloq.] --Abbott.
  
     11. To plant with inhabitants; to colonize; to people; as,
         the French first settled Canada; the Puritans settled New
         England; Plymouth was settled in 1620.
  
     To settle on or upon, to confer upon by permanent grant;
        to assure to. ``I . . . have settled upon him a good
        annuity.'' --Addison.
  
     To settle the land (Naut.), to cause it to sink, or appear
        lower, by receding from it.
  
     Syn: To fix; establish; regulate; arrange; compose; adjust;
          determine; decide.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Settle \Set"tle\, v. i.
     1. To become fixed or permanent; to become stationary; to
        establish one's self or itself; to assume a lasting form,
        condition, direction, or the like, in place of a temporary
        or changing state.
  
              The wind came about and settled in the west.
                                                    --Bacon.
  
              Chyle . . . runs through all the intermediate colors
              until it settles in an intense red.   --Arbuthnot.
  
     2. To fix one's residence; to establish a dwelling place or
        home; as, the Saxons who settled in Britain.
  
     3. To enter into the married state, or the state of a
        householder.
  
              As people marry now and settle.       --Prior.
  
     4. To be established in an employment or profession; as, to
        settle in the practice of law.
  
     5. To become firm, dry, and hard, as the ground after the
        effects of rain or frost have disappeared; as, the roads
        settled late in the spring.
  
     6. To become clear after being turbid or obscure; to clarify
        by depositing matter held in suspension; as, the weather
        settled; wine settles by standing.
  
              A government, on such occasions, is always thick
              before it settles.                    --Addison.
  
     7. To sink to the bottom; to fall to the bottom, as dregs of
        a liquid, or the sediment of a reserveir.
  
     8. To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, as the
        foundation of a house, etc.
  
     9. To become calm; to cease from agitation.
  
              Till the fury of his highness settle, Come not
              before him.                           --Shak.
  
     10. To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an
         agreement; as, he has settled with his creditors.
  
     11. To make a jointure for a wife.
  
               He sighs with most success that settles well.
                                                    --Garth.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  settle
       n : a long wooden bench with a back [syn: settee]
       v 1: settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground;
            "dust settled on the roofs" [syn: settle down]
       2: 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" [syn: decide, resolve,
           adjudicate]
       3: settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the
          argument" [syn: square off, square up, determine]
       4: take up residence and become established; "The immigrants
          settled in the Midwest" [syn: locate]
       5: come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
          [syn: reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate]
       6: go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" [syn: sink,
           go down, go under] [ant: float]
       7: become settled or established and stable in one's residence
          or life style; "He finally settled down" [syn: root, take
          root, steady down, settle down]
       8: 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: establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm
          200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans"
       10: come to rest
       11: become clear by the sinking of particles; "the liquid
           gradually settled"
       12: arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the
           teacart"
       13: accept despite complete satisfaction; "We settled for a
           lower price"
       14: end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two
           parties finally settled"
       15: dispose of; make a financial settlement
       16: cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
       17: sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters
           become calm" [syn: subside]
       18: fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair" [syn: ensconce]
       19: get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally
           settled with my old enemy" [syn: get back]
       20: make final; put the last touches on; put into final form;
           "let's finalize the proposal" [syn: finalize, finalise,
            nail down]
       21: form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
       22: come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell" [syn: fall,
            descend]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  settle
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 (μτβ+αμτβ) τακτοποιώ, βρίσκω μια λύση σε ένα πρόβλημα ή ένα
  επιχείρημα
     2 (μτβ+αμτβ) τακτοποιώ, στρώνω, βρίσκω και εξασφαλίζω έναν χώρο
     3 (μτβ+αμτβ) στρώνω, βρίσκομαι σε άνετη θέση
     4 (αμτβ) καταλαγιάζω, για κάτι που χάνει την έντασή του και στηρίζει
  σε κάποια επιφάνεια

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  settle
     alt.
     (l en sattle) (q: in several British dialects)
     vb.
     1 To conclude or resolve (something):
     2 # (lb en transitive) To determine (something which was exposed to
  doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an
  order of succession, etc).
     3 # (lb en transitive) To conclude, to cause (a dispute) to finish.
     4 ## (lb en transitive) In particular, to terminate (a lawsuit),
  usually out of court, by agreement of all parties.
     5 # (lb en transitive) To close, liquidate or balance (an account) by
  payment, sometimes of less than is owed or due.
     n.
     (lb en archaic) A seat of any kind.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Settle
     n.
     1 (place en town/and/civil parish in dist/Craven co/North Yorkshire
  cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SD816640).
     2 (place en unincorporated community co/Allen County s/Kentucky
  c/US).
     3 (surname en habitational from=Old English).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  settle
     alt.
     (l en sattle) (q: in several British dialects)
     vb.
     1 To conclude or resolve (something):
     2 # (lb en transitive) To determine (something which was exposed to
  doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an
  order of succession, etc).
     3 # (lb en transitive) To conclude, to cause (a dispute) to finish.
     4 ## (lb en transitive) In particular, to terminate (a lawsuit),
  usually out of court, by agreement of all parties.
     5 # (lb en transitive) To close, liquidate or balance (an account) by
  payment, sometimes of less than is owed or due.
     n.
     (lb en archaic) A seat of any kind.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Settle
     n.
     1 (place en town/and/civil parish in dist/Craven co/North Yorkshire
  cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SD816640).
     2 (place en unincorporated community co/Allen County s/Kentucky
  c/US).
     3 (surname en habitational from=Old English).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  settle
     alt.
     (l en sattle) (q: in several British dialects)
     vb.
     1 To conclude or resolve (something):
     2 # (lb en transitive) To determine (something which was exposed to
  doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an
  order of succession, etc).
     3 # (lb en transitive) To conclude, to cause (a dispute) to finish.
     4 ## (lb en transitive) In particular, to terminate (a lawsuit),
  usually out of court, by agreement of all parties.
     5 # (lb en transitive) To close, liquidate or balance (an account) by
  payment, sometimes of less than is owed or due.
     n.
     (lb en archaic) A seat of any kind.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Settle
     n.
     1 (place en town/and/civil parish in dist/Craven co/North Yorkshire
  cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SD816640).
     2 (place en unincorporated community co/Allen County s/Kentucky
  c/US).
     3 (surname en habitational from=Old English).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  settle
     alt.
     (l en sattle) (q: in several British dialects)
     vb.
     1 To conclude or resolve (something):
     2 # (lb en transitive) To determine (something which was exposed to
  doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an
  order of succession, etc).
     3 # (lb en transitive) To conclude, to cause (a dispute) to finish.
     4 ## (lb en transitive) In particular, to terminate (a lawsuit),
  usually out of court, by agreement of all parties.
     5 # (lb en transitive) To close, liquidate or balance (an account) by
  payment, sometimes of less than is owed or due.
     n.
     (lb en archaic) A seat of any kind.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Settle
     n.
     1 (place en town/and/civil parish in dist/Craven co/North Yorkshire
  cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SD816640).
     2 (place en unincorporated community co/Allen County s/Kentucky
  c/US).
     3 (surname en habitational from=Old English).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  settle
     Englanti vb.
     1 sopia, sovitella
     2 päättää, lopettaa, saattaa päätökseen
     3 myös ''~ down'' asettua, laskeutua
     4 asuttaa
     5 ''~ for'' tyytyä
     6 ''~ in'' tottua
     7 (yhteys liiketalous k=en) toteuttaa (suorituksesta)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  settle
     Engelska vb.
     1 bosätta / kolonisera
     2 sätta sig
     3 nöja sig för / acceptera / stå kvar vid
     4 klara upp / bestämma
     5 göra upp
     6 ''("settle down")'': bestämma sig för att bygga en familj
  (med någon)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/
  afwikkel, beklink

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Settle /sˈɛtəl/
  المقعد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  settle //ˈsɛtl̩// //ˈsɛtəl// 
  1. успокоявам
  to calm
  2. разрешавам 2.
  to conclude as an argument
   3.
  to determine
  3. заселвам се
  to fix one's dwelling
  4. разплащам се
  to pay a bill
  5. монтирам, стабилизирам
  to place in a fixed or permanent condition
  6. утаявам се
  to sink to the bottom

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/ 
  vyřešit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/ 
  vypořádat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/
  usadit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/ 
  dohodnout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/ 
  kolonizovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/ 
  domluvit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/ 
  dojednat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/ 
  urovnat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/ 
  osídlit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/
  usadit se

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/
  ustanovit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/
  stanovit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/
  určit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/
  slehnout se

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/
  dohodnout se

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/ 
  setlo 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/ 
  ymsefydlu 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/
  Bank 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/ 
  abmachen 
   see: settling, settled
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/ 
  sich absenken, sich senken 
           Note: Fels
     Synonym: lower
  
           Note: rock

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/ 
  begleichen 
        "he/she settles"  - er/sie begleicht
        "I/he/she settled"  - ich/er/sie beglich
        "he/she has/had settled"  - er/sie hat/hatte beglichen
     Synonym: pay
  
   see: settling, paying, settled, paid
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/ 
  sich niederlassen, sich einen Wohnsitz nehmen 
     Synonym: take up residence
  
   see: taking up residence, settling, taken up residence, settled, resettle
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/ 
  sich niederschlagen, sich ablagern, sich absetzen , einen Bodensatz bilden 
           Note: in einer Flüssigkeit
     Synonyms: deposit, precipitate, subside
  
   see: settling, depositing, precipitating, subsiding, settled, deposited, precipitated, subsided
  
           Note: to the bottom

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/ 
  sich setzen  [chem.]  [meteo.]
           Note: Niederschlag usw.
   see: settling, settled
  
           Note: deposit etc.

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/
  
  εγκαθίσταμαι, κανονίζω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  settle //ˈsɛtl̩// //ˈsɛtəl// 
  1. rauhoittua
  to calm
  2. sopia
  to conclude as an argument
  3. ratkaista
  to determine
  4. asuttaa
  to fix one's dwelling
  5. maksaa, sovitella
  to pay a bill
  6. asettaa
  to place in a fixed or permanent condition

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  settle /setl/
  1. se résoudre à
  2. s'abaisser, s'abattre

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/ 
  1. बसना[बसाना]
        "We are going to settle in Taiwan."
  2. समझौता कर लेना
        "Both of them agreed to settle out of court."
  3. बैठ जाना
        "The bird settled on a very small branch. "
  4. निर्णय करना
        "Every thing was settled, we're leaving on the 9 o'clock train."
  5. शान्त हो जाना
        "The baby would not settle."
  6. चुकाना
        "If you pay for both of us now, we can settle up later."
  7. पर छा जाना
        "Stir the coffee to settle the grounds."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/ 
  1. बेंच
        "The settles are mainly used by old people for more comfort and support."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/
  dogovarati, isplatiti, izravnati, namiriti, namjestiti se, naseliti, naseliti se, nastaniti se, odlučiti, odrediti, osloboditi, platiti, podmiriti, postaviti, praviti, riješiti, sjesti, slegnuti se, smjestiti, smjestiti se, spustiti se, urediti

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  settle //ˈsɛtl̩// //ˈsɛtəl// 
  1. 解決, 鎮める
  2. 決着
  to conclude as an argument
  3. 解決
  to determine
  4. 居着く, 落ち着く
  to fix one's dwelling
  5. 取り付ける, 据える
  to place in a fixed or permanent condition

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  settle /setl/
  1. afdoen, afhandelen, afwikkelen
  2. beslechten
  3. afrekenen
  4. afnemen, gaan liggen

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  settle /ˈsetəl/
  I.   1.  załatwiać, regulować
   2.  płacić
   3.  osiedlać (oneself - się) , zamieszkiwać
   4.  osadzać się
   5.  sadowić się, siadać
  II.  settle down /sˈɛtəl dˈaʊn/  1.  rozsiadać się, zabierać się (to - do)  (for - do)
   2.  osiedlać się, ustatkowywać się
   3.  uspokajać się
  III.  settle for /sˈɛtəl fɔː/   zadowalać się
  IV.  settle on /sˈɛtəl ˈɒn/   decydować się (sth - na coś)
  V.  settle up /sˈɛtəl ˈʌp/   wyrównywać (with sb - rachunki z kimś)

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/  
  1. resolver, ajustar, liquidar
  2. esclarecer
  3. acalmar, tranqüilizar
  4. assentar, firmar
  5. instalar-se, estabilizar-se

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  settle /setl/
  despachar

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  settle /sˈɛtəl/
  1. yerleştirmek, yerleşmek
  2. düzeltmek
  3. sakinleştirmek
  4. dibe çökmek, posasını çöktürmek
  5. durulmak
  6. (k. dili) hesaplaşmak
  7. karara varmak
  8. ödemek, hesabı kapatmak
  9. iskân ve imar etmek
  10. bir karara bağlamak, halletmek
  11. konmak (kuş)
  12. oturmak (temel)
  13. katileştirmek. settle accounts hesaplaşmak, hıncını almak. settle down yerleşmek, oturmak. settle in yerleşmek
  14. (kış) bastırmak. settle on karar vermek
  15. (huk.) (irat, nafaka) bağlamak. settle one' hash (k. dili) hakkından gelmek, göstermek, pes dedirtmek. settle the stomach karın ağrısını geçirmek. settle up hesap görmek. That settles it ! Tamam işte ! settled  yerleşik
  16. sabit
  17. halledilmiş.

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  settle
  settle

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈsɛtəɫ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  465 Moby Thesaurus words for "settle":
     KO, abalienate, abide, accommodate, accommodate with, accord,
     adapt, adapt to, adjust, adjust to, affirm, afford proof of,
     agree on, agree with, alien, alienate, alight, alight upon, allay,
     amortize, anchor, answer, answer conclusively, appoint, argue down,
     arrange, arrange matters, ascertain, assign, assimilate to, assure,
     attend to, balance, barter, be guided by, beat, beat all hollow,
     beat hollow, becalm, bed, bend, bequeath, best, billet at, bivouac,
     blast, blot out, bring home to, bring to terms, bring together,
     bump off, burrow, calm, calm down, camp, cave, cave in, cede,
     certify, chart, chime in with, choose, cinch, clarify, classify,
     clean up, clear, clear off, clear up, climb down, clinch, close,
     close with, codify, colonize, come down, come down on,
     come to anchor, comply, comply with, compose, compound, compromise,
     concert, conclude, confer, confirm, conform, confound, confute,
     consign, contradict, controvert, convey, cook, coordinate, cop out,
     correct, correspond, croak, crush, decide, decline, deed,
     deed over, deep-dye, defeat, define, deliver, demise, demolish,
     demonstrate, denizen, deny, descend, descend upon, destroy,
     determine, devolve upon, discharge, discipline, dish, dismiss,
     dismiss all doubt, dismount, dispose, dispose of, dive, do for,
     do in, domesticate, droop, drop, drop anchor, drop on, drub,
     duck responsibility, dwell, embed, empeople, enfeoff, engraft,
     engrave, ensconce, ensure, entrench, erase, establish,
     establish residence, etch, evade responsibility, exchange, fall,
     fall in with, fall on, figure, find, find out, finish, fit, fix,
     fix on, fix up, floor, flop, flop down, flump, flump down, follow,
     follow from, found, founder, gear to, get, get at, get down,
     get off, give, give and take, give it to, give the business,
     give title to, give way, go by, go down, go fifty-fifty, gravitate,
     ground, gun down, hand, hand down, hand on, hand over, harmonize,
     have a case, head, heal the breach, hide, hit, hit upon, hive,
     hold good, hold water, honor, hors de combat, ice, impact, implant,
     impress, imprint, incline, infix, ingrain, inhabit, inscribe,
     install, insure, jam, keep house, knock out, lambaste, land, lapse,
     lather, lay, lay out, lead, lean, lick, lift, light, light upon,
     liquidate, live, live at, locate, lodge, lose altitude, lower,
     lull, make a deal, make a decision, make accounts square,
     make an adjustment, make certain, make concessions, make conform,
     make good, make no doubt, make no mistake, make out, make over,
     make peace, make sure, make sure of, make up, mediate, meet,
     meet halfway, methodize, mold, moor, move, nail down, negotiate,
     nest, nonplus, normalize, nose-dive, observe, off, order, organize,
     outclass, outdo, outfight, outgeneral, outmaneuver, outpoint,
     outrun, outsail, outshine, overthrow, overturn, overwhelm, pack,
     park, parry, pass, pass on, pass over, patch things up, patch up,
     pay, pay in full, pay off, pay out, pay the bill, pay the shot,
     pay up, people, perch, pick, pioneer, place, plan, plant,
     play politics, plop, plop down, plump, plunge, point, polish off,
     populate, precipitate, print, prove, prove to be, prove true,
     purpose, put, put down, put in tune, put to silence, quiet,
     quiet down, quieten, quit, rationalize, reach a compromise,
     reassure, rebut, reconcile, rectify, redeem, reduce to silence,
     refute, regularize, regulate, relax, relocate, remain,
     remove all doubt, reside, resolve, restore harmony, retire,
     reunite, roost, root, routinize, rub off corners, rub out, ruin,
     rule, sag, satisfy, scuttle, seal, seat, see that, see to it,
     select, sell, serve one out, set, set at rest, set down, set in,
     set to rights, set up housekeeping, set up shop,
     settle differences, settle down, settle in, settle on,
     settle the matter, settle the score, settle with, shape,
     shoot down, show, shut up, sign away, sign over, silence, sink,
     sink down, sit, sit down, skin, skin alive, slouch, slump,
     slump down, smash all opposition, smooth it over, soothe, sort out,
     split the difference, square, square accounts, squash, squat,
     squelch, stamp, stand, standardize, stay, stay at, stereotype,
     stick, still, straighten, straighten out, strike a balance,
     strike a bargain, strike root, strike upon, submerge, subside,
     subvert, suit, surrender, swag, synchronize, systematize,
     take a resolution, take care of, take residence at, take root,
     take the mean, take up, take up residence, tally with, tend,
     tend to go, thrash, torpedo, touch down, trade, tranquilize,
     transfer, transmit, trim, triumph over, trounce, tune, tune up,
     turn over, undermine, undo, unhorse, upset, waste, wedge, whip,
     will, wind up, wipe out, work out, worst, yield, zap
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 有背的长凳;
  v. 决定,使...定居,使...降;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 有背的长凳
     vt.
  决定,整理,安放,使定居,使平静,调停,支付,安排,安放,解决

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