SETTLE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a long wooden bench with a back
   Synonym(s)
   • settee (what does settee mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) settle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bench (what does bench mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • settle (what does settle mean?)

SETTLE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • come as if by falling
   Synonym(s)
   • descend (what does descend mean?)
   • fall (what does fall mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Night fell
   • Silence fell
   Hypernyms(s) settle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • come (what does come mean?)
2. Meaning
   • take up residence and become established
   Synonym(s)
   • locate (what does locate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The immigrants settled in the Midwest
   Hyponym(s)
   • colonize (what does colonize mean?)
   • colonise (what does colonise mean?)
   • resettle (what does resettle mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • placement (what does placement mean?)
   • location (what does location mean?)
   • locating (what does locating mean?)
   • position (what does position mean?)
   • positioning (what does positioning mean?)
   • emplacement (what does emplacement mean?)
   • location (what does location mean?)
   • settlement (what does settlement mean?)
   • colony (what does colony mean?)
   • settlement (what does settlement mean?)
   • colonization (what does colonization mean?)
   • colonisation (what does colonisation mean?)
   • settlement (what does settlement mean?)
   • settler (what does settler mean?)
   • colonist (what does colonist mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • move (what does move mean?)
3. Meaning
   • form a community
   Usage Example(s)
   • The Swedes settled in Minnesota
   Hyponym(s)
   • homestead (what does homestead mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • settlement (what does settlement mean?)
   • colony (what does colony mean?)
   • settlement (what does settlement mean?)
   • settler (what does settler mean?)
   • colonist (what does colonist mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • migrate (what does migrate mean?)
   • transmigrate (what does transmigrate mean?)
4. Meaning
   • become settled or established and stable in one’’s residence or life style
   Synonym(s)
   • root (what does root mean?)
   • settle down (what does settle down mean?)
   • steady down (what does steady down mean?)
   • take root (what does take root mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He finally settled down
   Hypernyms(s) settle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • stabilize (what does stabilize mean?)
   • stabilise (what does stabilise mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • roost (what does roost mean?)
5. Meaning
   • make final
   • put the last touches on
   • put into final form
   Synonym(s)
   • finalise (what does finalise mean?)
   • finalize (what does finalize mean?)
   • nail down (what does nail down mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • let’’s finalize the proposal
   Hypernyms(s) settle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • terminate (what does terminate mean?)
   See Also
   • fixate (what does fixate mean?)
   • settle on (what does settle on mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • finalization (what does finalization mean?)
   • finalisation (what does finalisation mean?)
   • finalization (what does finalization mean?)
   • finalisation (what does finalisation mean?)
6. Meaning
   • establish or develop as a residence
   Usage Example(s)
   • He settled the farm 200 years ago
   • This land was settled by Germans
   Hypernyms(s) settle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • build up (what does build up mean?)
   • develop (what does develop mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • settlement (what does settlement mean?)
   • colony (what does colony mean?)
   • settlement (what does settlement mean?)
7. Meaning
   • become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) settle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • become (what does become mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   • get (what does get mean?)
8. Meaning
   • bring to an end
   • settle conclusively
   Synonym(s)
   • adjudicate (what does adjudicate mean?)
   • decide (what does decide mean?)
   • resolve (what does resolve mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) settle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • terminate (what does terminate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • judge (what does judge mean?)
   • adjust (what does adjust mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • judge (what does judge mean?)
   • justice (what does justice mean?)
   • jurist (what does jurist mean?)
   • magistrate (what does magistrate mean?)
   • resolution (what does resolution mean?)
   • declaration (what does declaration mean?)
   • resolve (what does resolve mean?)
   • settlement (what does settlement mean?)
   • settler (what does settler mean?)
   • decision making (what does decision making mean?)
   • deciding (what does deciding mean?)
9. Meaning
   • settle conclusively
   • come to terms
   Synonym(s)
   • determine (what does determine mean?)
   • square off (what does square off mean?)
   • square up (what does square up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • We finally settled the argument
   Hypernyms(s) settle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • conclude (what does conclude mean?)
   • resolve (what does resolve mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • clear (what does clear mean?)
   • solve (what does solve mean?)
   • concert (what does concert mean?)
   • clinch (what does clinch mean?)
   • compromise (what does compromise mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • clincher (what does clincher mean?)
   • determiner (what does determiner mean?)
   • determining factor (what does determining factor mean?)
   • decision (what does decision mean?)
   • determination (what does determination mean?)
   • conclusion (what does conclusion mean?)
   • decision (what does decision mean?)
   • determination (what does determination mean?)
   • conclusion (what does conclusion mean?)
   • settlement (what does settlement mean?)
10. Meaning
    • end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
    Usage Example(s)
    • The two parties finally settled
    Hypernyms(s) settle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • agree (what does agree mean?)
    • hold (what does hold mean?)
    • concur (what does concur mean?)
    • concord (what does concord mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • settlement (what does settlement mean?)
    • settlement (what does settlement mean?)
    • resolution (what does resolution mean?)
    • closure (what does closure mean?)
11. Meaning
    • come to terms
    Synonym(s)
    • conciliate (what does conciliate mean?)
    • make up (what does make up mean?)
    • patch up (what does patch up mean?)
    • reconcile (what does reconcile mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • After some discussion we finally made up
    Hypernyms(s) settle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • agree (what does agree mean?)
    • hold (what does hold mean?)
    • concur (what does concur mean?)
    • concord (what does concord mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • propitiate (what does propitiate mean?)
    • appease (what does appease mean?)
    • make peace (what does make peace mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • conciliation (what does conciliation mean?)
    • conciliation (what does conciliation mean?)
    • reconciliation (what does reconciliation mean?)
    • rapprochement (what does rapprochement mean?)
12. Meaning
    • accept despite complete satisfaction
    Usage Example(s)
    • We settled for a lower price
    Hypernyms(s) settle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • accept (what does accept mean?)
    • consent (what does consent mean?)
    • go for (what does go for mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • liquidation (what does liquidation mean?)
    • settlement (what does settlement mean?)
13. Meaning
    • get one’’s revenge for a wrong or an injury
    Synonym(s)
    • get back (what does get back mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • I finally settled with my old enemy
    Hypernyms(s) settle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • fight (what does fight mean?)
    • struggle (what does struggle mean?)
14. Meaning
    • arrange or fix in the desired order
    Usage Example(s)
    • She settled the teacart
    Hypernyms(s) settle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • arrange (what does arrange mean?)
    • set up (what does set up mean?)
15. Meaning
    • fix firmly
    Synonym(s)
    • ensconce (what does ensconce mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • He ensconced himself in the chair
    Hypernyms(s) settle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • put (what does put mean?)
    • set (what does set mean?)
    • place (what does place mean?)
    • pose (what does pose mean?)
    • position (what does position mean?)
    • lay (what does lay mean?)
16. Meaning
    • sink down or precipitate
    Synonym(s)
    • subside (what does subside mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • the mud subsides when the waters become calm
    Hypernyms(s) settle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • sink (what does sink mean?)
    • settle (what does settle mean?)
    • go down (what does go down mean?)
    • go under (what does go under mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • dregs (what does dregs mean?)
    • grounds (what does grounds mean?)
    • settlings (what does settlings mean?)
    • settling (what does settling mean?)
    • subsiding (what does subsiding mean?)
    • subsidence (what does subsidence mean?)
17. Meaning
    • cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
    Hypernyms(s) settle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • sink (what does sink mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • dregs (what does dregs mean?)
    • grounds (what does grounds mean?)
    • settlings (what does settlings mean?)
18. Meaning
    • become clear by the sinking of particles
    Usage Example(s)
    • the liquid gradually settled
    Hypernyms(s) settle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • change (what does change mean?)
19. Meaning
    • come to rest
    Hypernyms(s) settle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • stop (what does stop mean?)
    • halt (what does halt mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • settle (what does settle mean?)
    • settee (what does settee mean?)
20. Meaning
    • settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
    Synonym(s)
    • settle down (what does settle down mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • dust settled on the roofs
    Hypernyms(s) settle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • put (what does put mean?)
    • set (what does set mean?)
    • place (what does place mean?)
    • pose (what does pose mean?)
    • position (what does position mean?)
    • lay (what does lay mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • sediment (what does sediment mean?)
21. Meaning
    • go under, “The raft sank and its occupants drowned”
    Synonym(s)
    • go down (what does go down mean?)
    • go under (what does go under mean?)
    • sink (what does sink mean?)
    Hypernyms(s) settle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • descend (what does descend mean?)
    • fall (what does fall mean?)
    • go down (what does go down mean?)
    • come down (what does come down mean?)
    Antonym(s)
    • float (what does float mean?)
    • swim (what does swim mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • subside (what does subside mean?)
    • settle (what does settle mean?)
    • founder (what does founder mean?)
    • submerge (what does submerge mean?)
    • submerse (what does submerse mean?)
    See Also
    • percolate (what does percolate mean?)
    • sink in (what does sink in mean?)
    • permeate (what does permeate mean?)
    • filter (what does filter mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • sinker (what does sinker mean?)
    • sinking (what does sinking mean?)
22. Meaning
    • dispose of
    • make a financial settlement
    Hypernyms(s) settle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • arrange (what does arrange mean?)
    • fix up (what does fix up mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • prorate (what does prorate mean?)
    • pay (what does pay mean?)
    • square (what does square mean?)
    • pay (what does pay mean?)
    • pay off (what does pay off mean?)
    • make up (what does make up mean?)
    • compensate (what does compensate mean?)
    • liquidate (what does liquidate mean?)
    • clean up (what does clean up mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • liquidation (what does liquidation mean?)
    • settlement (what does settlement mean?)