verb
1 end an argument
ADVERB
▪ amicably , peacefully
▪
Hopes of settling the conflict peacefully are fading.
▪ eventually , finally
▪
The matter has not yet been finally ~d.
▪ out of court
▪
The company has agreed to ~ out of court (= come to an agreement without going to court) .
VERB + SETTLE
▪ attempt to , try to
▪ agree to
PREPOSITION
▪ for
▪
I ran well but still had to ~ for second.
▪ on
▪
After much deliberation, he finally ~d on a fur rug.
▪ with
▪
After six months the company finally ~d with the unions.
PHRASES
▪ an attempt to ~ sth
2 choose a permanent home
ADVERB
▪ permanently
▪
He has now ~d permanently in London.
▪ eventually , finally
▪ happily
VERB + SETTLE
▪ decide to , intend to
PHRASES
▪ be densely ~d , be sparsely ~d
▪
a fertile area that was densely ~d in early times
▪ be ready to ~ down
▪
She felt she wasn't yet ready to ~ down.
3 make sb/yourself comfortable
ADVERB
▪ comfortably , happily , peacefully
▪
He ~d himself more comfortably in his chair.
▪ quickly , soon
▪ slowly
VERB + SETTLE
▪ be unable to , cannot
▪
Unable to ~, she trailed around the house all day.
▪
He was anxious and couldn't ~.
▪ allow sb to , let sb
▪
She kept fussing around, refusing to let him ~.
▪ help (to) , help sb (to)
▪
I took a pill to help ~ my nerves.
PHRASES
▪ ~ down to do sth
▪
Finally they ~d down to watch an old movie.
PHRASAL VERB
settle in, settle into sth
ADVERB
▪ happily , nicely
▪
The kids ~d happily into their new school.
▪ quickly , soon
PREPOSITION
▪ for
▪
They prepared to ~ in for the night.
Settle is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ calm , ↑ dusk , ↑ dust , ↑ immigrant , ↑ silence , ↑ snow
Settle is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ account , ↑ affair , ↑ argument , ↑ bill , ↑ case , ↑ charge , ↑ claim , ↑ conflict , ↑ controversy , ↑ debate , ↑ debt , ↑ difference , ↑ disagreement , ↑ dispute , ↑ estate , ↑ feud , ↑ frontier , ↑ grievance , ↑ issue , ↑ litigation , ↑ matter , ↑ nerve , ↑ problem , ↑ quarrel , ↑ question , ↑ squabble , ↑ stomach , ↑ strike , ↑ suit , ↑ territory , ↑ vendetta