what does settle down mean?
SETTLE DOWN as VERB
- Meaning
- become settled or established and stable in one’’s residence or life style
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Hypernyms(s) settle down is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
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- After the fight both men need to cool off.
- It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again.
Hypernyms(s) settle down is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
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- dust settled on the roofs
Hypernyms(s) settle down is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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