verb Download 🔗Share To conclude or resolve (something): Examples : "The teacher settles the argument between the two students. " outcome action business law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something). Examples : "to settle her estate" action situation business position property Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated. Examples : "the weather settled; wait until the crowd settles before speaking" mind emotion action attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To establish or become established in a steady position: Examples : "After a long flight, the airplane finally settles on the runway. " position place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare settle down.) Examples : "the Saxons who settled in Britain" place geography history environment family society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place). Examples : "The government settles refugees in different parts of the country to help them rebuild their lives. " nation government world history society politics place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact. Examples : "After the muddy water sits for a while, the dirt settles to the bottom of the glass. " physics chemistry science process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make a jointure for a spouse. Examples : "Before marrying, the wealthy landowner settles a significant portion of his estate on his future wife to ensure her financial security should he die first. " family law property Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of an animal) To make or become pregnant. Examples : "The farmer was happy when his cow finally settles and they could expect a calf in the spring. " animal biology physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A seat of any kind. Examples : "The park offered many settles where people could sit and enjoy the view. " item utensil building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A long bench with a high back and arms, often with chest or storage space underneath. Examples : "After a long day of gardening, I sat on the settles in the porch and enjoyed the cool evening breeze. " architecture item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part. (Compare a depression.) Examples : "The living room has settles along the windows, perfect for extra seating and storing toys. " place architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading