v settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
dust settled on the roofs
v bring to an end; settle conclusively
v settle conclusively; come to terms
We finally settled the argument
v take up residence and become established
The immigrants settled in the Midwest
v come to terms
v go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
v become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
He finally settled down
v become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
The roar settled to a thunder The wind settled in the West A cough settled in her chest Her mood settled into lethargy
v establish or develop as a residence
He settled the farm 200 years ago This land was settled by Germans
v come to rest
v arrange or fix in the desired order
She settled the teacart
v accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
We settled for a lower price
v end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
The two parties finally settled
v dispose of; make a financial settlement
v become clear by the sinking of particles
the liquid gradually settled
v cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
v sink down or precipitate
v fix firmly
v get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
I finally settled with my old enemy
v make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
v form a community
The Swedes settled in Minnesota
v come as if by falling
a established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night
a established in a desired position or place; not moving about
nomads...absorbed among the settled people settled areas I don't feel entirely settled here the advent of settled civilization
Of the eleven cases in which injunctions came down, five were settled during the 80 days, two were settled eight days later without a post-injunction walkout.
Before the service began, as the congregation settled into the pews of the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, known as the Mission Church, you had the sense of stories being .
He would, he says, have settled for nothing in cash if he just could have got a public apology.
Case settled over JetBlue pilot's meltdown Passengers and JetBlue Airlines have settled a negligence lawsuit after a JetBlue pilot suffered a mid-flight meltdown last year, prompting an airliner to make an unscheduled landing in Amarillo.
June 13, 2013 - Amarillo Globe-News
Lawsuit settled in alleged Highland Park huffing death 5-year-old was killed; teen driver's criminal trial pushed back A civil case filed against a Highland Park teen accused of "huffing" a cleaning product before striking a family with a car and killing a 5-year-old girl has been settled for an undisclosed amount, while the date for her criminal trial has been pushed back for a second time.
June 12, 2013 - Chicago Tribune
Elena Kagan in Montgomery County Courier She said a 5-4 decision this year that said corporations and unions were free to spend their own funds on political activity was "settled law.But she was less forthcoming when asked whether she thought that campaign finance case, which she argued...
Barack Obama in The Daily Voice And my suspicion is that words were exchanged between the police officer and Mr. Gates and that everybody should have just settled down and cooler heads should have prevailed,Obama said in a ABC News appearance.
Richard Dunne in Times Online My first priority is, was and always has been to stay at City because I've enjoyed it so much and I feel really settled here,Dunne said. "When Mark Hughes got the job, I think everyone was really pleased and I was thrilled that he seemed...