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settle
Part of speech: VerbTo place in a fixed state; establish; as, the family were settled in a new home; free from doubt or uncertainty; as, to settle a difficult problem; to quiet; as, to settle one's nerves; to make up, as a quarrel; adjust the balance of, as an account; pay; as, to settle a bill; make pure or clear of dregs; as, to settle coffee; colonize; as, the Quakers settled Pennsylvania.
Part of speech: VerbTo become fixed, or permanent; descend or stop; grow calm or clear; sink to the bottom, or by its own weight; adjust differences or accounts; marry and establish a home.
Part of speech: Noun Part of speech: Noun Usage examples "settle":- He said he was well and was looking about for the best place to settle. - "Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901", Lucy Maud Montgomery.
- Settle how you will- do what you will. - "Checkmate", Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu.
- It might be more sensible to settle out of court than to lose the case. - "Behind the Green Door", Mildred A. Wirt.