Settle

//ˈsɛ.təl//

Synonyms for "settle" (568 found)

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Closest matches (114)

decide adjust arrange compose determine ensconce establish fall fix reconcile regulate sink subside abalienate abide accommodate accommodate with accord adapt adapt to

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Verb(11 words)

decide determine adjudge adjudicate adjust arbitrate arrange become pregnant cast compose conciliate

Strong matches (170)

conform confound confute consign contradict controvert convey cook coordinate cop out correct correspond couch croak crush decline deed deed over deep-dye defeat

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define defray deliver demise demolish demonstrate denizen deny descend descend upon destroy devolve upon direct discharge discipline dish dismiss dismiss all doubt dismount dispose dispose of dive do do for do in domesticate domicile droop drop drop anchor drop on drub duck responsibility dwell elect embed empeople enfeoff engraft engrave ensure entrench erase establish residence estimate etch evade responsibility even exchange fall in with fall on fasten figure finalize find find out finish fit fix on fix up floor flop flop down flump flump down follow follow from found founder gear to get get at get down get off get the better of give give and take give it to give the business give title to give way go by go down go fifty-fifty gravitate ground gun down hand hand down hand on hand over harmonize hassock have a case head heal heal the breach hide hit hit upon hive hold good hold water honor hors de combat ice imbed impact implant impress imprint incline infix ingrain inhabit inscribe install insure jam judge kayo keep house knock out ko lambaste land lapse lather lay lay out lead

Verb(19 words)

deem descend discharge dispose dispose of doom ensconce establish even fall finalise finalize fix get back go down go under hear impregnate judge

Related words (284)

lean lick lift light light upon liquidate live live at locate lodge lose altitude lounge lour lower lull make make a deal make a decision make a point of make accounts square

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make an adjustment make certain make concessions make conform make good make no doubt make no mistake make out make over make peace make sure make sure of make up mediate meerschaum meet meet halfway methodize migrate mold moor mould moulder mouldy mount move nail nail down negotiate nest nonplus normalize nose dive nose-dive observe off order organize outclass outdo outfight outgeneral outmaneuver outpoint outrun outsail outshine overthrow overturn overwhelm pack park parry pass pass on pass over patch patch things up patch up pay pay in full pay off pay out pay the bill pay the shot pay up people perch pick pioneer place plan plant play politics plop plop down plump plunge point polish off populate position precipitate prescribe print prove prove to be prove true purpose put put down put in tune put to silence quarter quiet quiet down quieten quit ratify rationalize reach a compromise reassure rebut rectify redeem reduce to silence refute regularize relax relocate remain remit remove all doubt reside resolve restore harmony retire reunite right roost root routinize rub off corners rub out ruin rule sag satisfy scuttle seal seat see see that see to it select sell serve one out set set at rest set down set in set to rights set up housekeeping set up shop settle differences settle down settle in settle on settle the matter settle the score settle with shape shoot down show shut up sign away sign over silence sink down sit sit down skin skin alive slouch slump slump down smash all opposition smooth it over sofa solve soothe sort out specify split the difference square square accounts squash squat squelch stabilize stamp stand standardize stay stay at stereotype stick still straighten straighten out strike a balance strike a bargain strike root strike upon submerge subvert suit surrender swag synchronize systematize take a resolution take care of take residence at take root take the mean take up take up residence tally tally with tarry tend tend to go term thrash torpedo touch down trade tranquilize transact transfer transmit trim triumph triumph over trounce tune tune up turn over undermine undo unhorse upset verify waste wedge whip will wind up wipe out work out worst yield zap

Verb(19 words)

locate make up nail down patch up radicate reconcile regulate resolve root rule on settle down sink square off square up steady down subside take root try umpire

Noun(1 words)

settee

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

12 relation types

More general

46 entries

accept act agree arrange become bench build up change come come down conclude concord concur consent contend descend

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Antonyms

4 entries

agitate disturb remove wander

Synonyms

14 entries

adjust arrange compose decide determine ensconce establish fall finalize fix reconcile regulate sink subside

Related terms

2 entries

settlement settler

derived

23 entries

dissettle presettle resettle settee settle a score settle accounts with settle bed settle down settle for settle in settle into settle on settle one's account settle one's affairs settle someone's hash settle the score

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entails

2 entries

migrate move

etymologically related_to

2 entries

le saught

has context

4 entries

animal dialectal law uk

is a

1 entries

bench

manner of

12 entries

accept agree arrange become build up change conclude fight put sink stabilize stop

related to

27 entries

balance bench colonize compact conclude dregs england final fix householder impregnate jointure kill liquidate married north yorkshire

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similar

2 entries

fall sink

Translations

126 translations across 34 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

οἰκίζω verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Arabic

3 entries

اِسْتَعْمَرَ verb (to fix one's dwelling)
اِسْتَقَرَّ verb (to fix one's dwelling)
اِسْتَوْطَنَ verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

məskun salmaq verb (to fix one's dwelling)
məskunlaşmaq verb (to fix one's dwelling)
yerləşmək verb (to fix one's dwelling)
yurd salmaq verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Bulgarian

4 entries

заселвам се verb (to fix one's dwelling)
монтирам verb (to place in a fixed or permanent condition)
разплащам се verb (to pay a bill)
разрешавам verb (to determine)

Catalan

3 entries

liquidar verb (to pay a bill)
pagar verb (to pay a bill)
saldar verb (to pay a bill)

Cebuano

1 entries

husay verb (to conclude as an argument)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

安家落戶 /安家落户 verb (to fix one's dwelling)
定居 verb (to fix one's dwelling)
殖民 verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Czech

1 entries

usadit se verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Dutch

2 entries

settelen verb (to fix one's dwelling)
vestigen verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Esperanto

2 entries

enloĝiĝi verb (to fix one's dwelling)
saldi verb (to pay a bill)

Finnish

4 entries

asettaa verb (to place in a fixed or permanent condition)
asuttaa verb (to fix one's dwelling)
maksaa verb (to pay a bill)
ratkaista verb (to determine)

French

4 entries

installer verb (to place in a fixed or permanent condition)
régler verb (to conclude as an argument)
s'habituer verb (to fix one's dwelling)
s'installer verb (to fix one's dwelling)

German

1 entries

siedeln verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Hebrew

1 entries

הִתְנַחֵל verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Higaonon

1 entries

husay verb (to conclude as an argument)

Hindi

1 entries

बसना verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Hungarian

1 entries

rendez verb (to conclude as an argument)

Ido

3 entries

liquidacar verb (to pay a bill)
pagar verb (to pay a bill)
saldar verb (to pay a bill)

Irish

2 entries

socraigh verb (to determine)
socraigh verb (to place in a fixed or permanent condition)

Italian

3 entries

risolvere verb (to conclude as an argument)
saldare verb (to pay a bill)
stanziarsi verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Japanese

4 entries

取り付ける verb (to place in a fixed or permanent condition)
居着く verb (to fix one's dwelling)
据える verb (to place in a fixed or permanent condition)
決着する verb (to conclude as an argument)

Khmer

3 entries

ដោះស្រាយ verb (to determine)
ដំឡើង verb (to place in a fixed or permanent condition)
តាំងទីលំនៅ verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Latin

1 entries

sedeo verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Māori

4 entries

pūwhenua verb (to place in a fixed or permanent condition)
pūwhenua verb (to fix one's dwelling)
tatū verb (to sink to the bottom)
whakaea verb (to pay a bill)

Ngazidja Comorian

2 entries

hwehantsi verb (to place in a fixed or permanent condition)
ukaantsi verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

bosette verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Polish

4 entries

osiadać verb (to fix one's dwelling)
osiąść verb (to fix one's dwelling)
usadawiać verb (to place in a fixed or permanent condition)
usadawiać się verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Portuguese

4 entries

apaziguar verb (to calm)
assentar-se verb (to fix one's dwelling)
liquidar verb (to pay a bill)
pagar verb (to pay a bill)

Russian

3 entries

заселя́ть verb (to fix one's dwelling)
колонизи́ровать verb (to fix one's dwelling)
сели́ться verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

rèitich verb (to determine)
rèitich verb (to conclude as an argument)
seatlaig verb (to calm)
socraich verb (to determine)

Slovak

1 entries

usadiť sa verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Spanish

4 entries

ajustar verb (to conclude as an argument)
asentar verb (to place in a fixed or permanent condition)
asentarse verb (to fix one's dwelling)
avecindarse verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Turkish

1 entries

yerleşmek verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Ukrainian

2 entries

заселя́ти verb (to fix one's dwelling)
сели́тися verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Sample sentences

74 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Two different parties with common interests were on the warpath when he cut in to settle the dispute.

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Let us settle the matter without a third party.

Source: tatoeba (20897)

I am considering how to settle the matter.

Source: tatoeba (22324)

We were able to settle the matter finally.

Source: tatoeba (23149)

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