Settle

/ˈsɛ.təl/

Synonyms for "settle" (787 found)

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Closest matches (158)

Verb(31 words)

decide determine adjudicate adjudicates adjust alighted alights alit allayed allaying arbitrate arbitrated arbitrates arrange bargained bury calmed capitulate clears clinched

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colonised colonized colonizes compose composes compromised conciliate conciliated contenting converged converges

abalienate abide accommodateaccommodate withaccord adaptadapt toadjustadjust toaffirmafford proof ofagree onagree withalien alienate alightalight uponallay amortize anchor

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answeranswer conclusivelyappointargue downarrangearrange mattersascertain assign assimilateassimilate toassureattend tobalance balm barterbe guided bybeatbeat all hollowbeat hollowbecalm bed bend bequeath best billetbillet atbivouac blastblot outbring home tobring to termsbring togetherbump offburrow calmcalm downcamp cavecave incede certify chair chartchime in withchoose cinch clarify classifyclean upclearclear offclear upclimb downclinch closeclose withcodify colonize comecome downcome down oncome to anchorcomplycomply withcompose compound compromise concentrate concert conclude confer confirm conform confound confute consign contradict controvert

Noun(26 words)

alighting arbitratingbe calmbe stablebecalming bench bottoming brokers burying calmcalm clear waterscalming calms clearclear the billclinching closeout closing clunks colonizing

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compromises compromising conciliatingcontent ofcontent revisioncontents

Adjective(3 words)

calm classroomcalm focuscomposed work

Strong matches (236)

convey cook coordinatecop outcorrect correspond couch croak crush decide decline deeddeed overdeep-dye defeat define defray deliver demise demolish

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demonstrate denizen deny descenddescend upondestroy determinedevolve upondirect discharge discipline dish dismissdismiss all doubtdismount disposedispose ofdivedo fordo indomesticate domicile droop dropdrop anchordrop ondrubduck responsibilitydwell elect embed empeople enfeoff engraft engrave ensconce ensure entrench erase establishestablish residenceestimate etchevade responsibilityeven exchange fallfall in withfall onfasten figure findfind outfinish fit fixfix onfix upfloor flopflop downflumpflump downfollowfollow fromfound foundergear togetget atget downget offget the better ofgivegive and takegive it togive the businessgive title togive waygo bygo downgo fifty-fiftygravitate groundgun downhandhand downhand onhand overharmonize hassockhave a casehead healheal the breachhide hithit uponhivehold goodhold waterhonorhors de combatice imbed impact implant impress imprint incline infix ingrain inhabit inscribe install insure jam judge kayokeep houseknock outko lambaste land lapse lather laylay outlead lean lick lift lightlight uponliquidate

Noun(42 words)

cool deal decidedecide casedecidingdecision making conceptdepositdeposit actiondeposits despatch determinedetermine the meandetermine the resultdetermining discharge discharging dispatches domicile domiciles domiciling

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dwell encamping encrusting endseven upfirmsgerman landgroovegrounding meditationhammerings homestead homesteading homesteadshuman landimmigrating inhabiting ironingitalian calmalanding landslevel of activitylibrary quiet

Verb(37 words)

couched decided decides deliberated deposited descend determined discharged disposed disposes emplace ensconce ensconced ensconces ensconcing establish extinguish fall finalise finalize

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finalized finalizes fined firmed fixget backgo downgo underhashed homesteaded hushed immigrate immigrated immigrates impregnate judged liquidates

Adjective(2 words)

gentlegothic finþan

Related words (393)

livelive atlocate lodgelose altitudelounge lour lower lull makemake a dealmake a decisionmake a point ofmake accounts squaremake an adjustmentmake certainmake concessionsmake conformmake goodmake no doubt

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make no mistakemake outmake overmake peacemake suremake sure ofmake upmediate meerschaum meetmeet halfwaymethodize migrate mold moor mould moulder mouldy mount move nailnail downnegotiate nest nonplus normalizenose divenose-dive observe off order organize outclass outdo outfight outgeneral outmaneuver outpoint outrun outsail outshine overthrow overturn overwhelm pack park parry passpass onpass overpatchpatch things uppatch uppaypay in fullpay offpay outpay the billpay the shotpay uppeople perch pick pioneer place plan plantplay politicsplopplop downplump plunge pointpolish offpopulate position precipitate prescribe print proveprove to beprove truepurpose putput downput in tuneput to silencequarter quietquiet downquieten quit ratify rationalizereach a compromisereassure rebut reconcile rectify redeemreduce to silencerefute regularize regulate relax relocate remain remitremove all doubtreside resolverestore harmonyretire reunite right roost root routinizerub off cornersrub outruin rule sag satisfy scuttle seal seat seesee thatsee to itselect sellserve one outsetset at restset downset inset to rightsset up housekeepingset up shopsettle differencessettle downsettle insettle onsettle the mattersettle the scoresettle withshapeshoot downshowshut upsign awaysign oversilence sinksink downsitsit downskinskin aliveslouch slumpslump downsmash all oppositionsmooth it oversofa solve soothesort outspecifysplit the differencesquaresquare accountssquash squat squelch stabilize stamp stand standardize staystay atstereotype stick still straightenstraighten outstrike a balancestrike a bargainstrike rootstrike uponsubmerge subside subvert suit surrender swag synchronize systematizetake a resolutiontake care oftake residence attake roottake the meantake uptake up residencetallytally withtarry tendtend to goterm thrash torpedotouch downtrade tranquilize transact transfer transmit trim triumphtriumph overtrounce tunetune upturn overundermine undo unhorse upset verify waste wedge whip willwind upwipe outwork outworst yield zap

Noun(60 words)

lives lodgesmake progressmoorsmore concludingmost determiningoccitan quietparkingparlor benchpatches pay paye paying peace pellets peopling perches perching perfectsplant topic

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plops pony populatingportuguese comporquietquiet the nervesrecompensing repaying reposing resettling reside resolve resolving resting roosting roosts rut ruts sconce seat seats sediment sediments settee shush silt silts sinks sitsangsmooth oversortsort by scoresteadied focussteadying stilling stills tabernacle tranquilizing tucks tyiyn

Adjective(6 words)

living termperfect totalroman soldier campsolid object examplestill weatherwooden settle

Verb(65 words)

locatemake upnail downnailed nestle nestled nestles paid parkedpatch uppayed pays peopled perched plopped populated populates precipitated precipitating prepays

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quelled quoited reconcilereconcile friendshipsreconciled reconciling regulate reimbursingremain noncitizenrepaid repay repays resolveresolve an issueresolved resolves roosted root sagged sat satisficesettle downsettled sink sits sitta snugged solidified solved solvessquare offsquare upsquatted stabilize stabilized stagnatessteady downstilled straightened subside subsided subsides subsidingtake roottranquillized

Related word relations

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

6 relation types

More general

52 entries

accept act agree arrange become benchbuild upchange comecome downconclude concord concur consent contend decision

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More specific

10 entries

agreement debt dispute dust dwelling homestead invoiceparlor benchsnowwooden bench

Collocations

12 entries

fireplace settlehall settleheavy oak settleparlor settlesettled statussettlementsettlement datesettlement termssettlersettling dusttwo person settlewooden settle

Inflections

3 entries

settled settles settling

Derivations

5 entries

settled settlement settler settles settling

similar

2 entries

fall sink

Translations

77 translations across 31 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

3 entries

заселвам се verb (to fix one's dwelling)
разрешавам verb (to conclude as an argument)
успокоявам verb (to calm)

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

1 entries

enloĝiĝi verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Finnish

3 entries

asuttaa verb (to fix one's dwelling)
rauhoittua verb (to calm)
sopia verb (to conclude as an argument)

French

4 entries

régler verb (to conclude as an argument)
s'habituer verb (to fix one's dwelling)
s'installer verb (to fix one's dwelling)
≈ in coloniser 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)

Italian

2 entries

risolvere verb (to conclude as an argument)
stanziarsi verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Japanese

3 entries

居着く verb (to fix one's dwelling)
決着する verb (to conclude as an argument)
落ち着く verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Khmer

1 entries

តាំងទីលំនៅ verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Latin

1 entries

sedeo verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Māori

4 entries

pūwhenua verb (to fix one's dwelling)
whakamahuru verb (to calm)
whakamāhaki verb (to calm)
whakanoho verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries

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 się verb (to fix one's dwelling)
usadowić się verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Portuguese

2 entries

apaziguar verb (to calm)
assentar-se verb (to fix one's dwelling)

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 conclude as an argument)
seatlaig verb (to calm)
stòl verb (to calm)
tuinich verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Slovak

1 entries

usadiť sa verb (to fix one's dwelling)

Spanish

4 entries

ajustar verb (to conclude as an argument)
asentarse verb (to fix one's dwelling)
avecindarse verb (to fix one's dwelling)
consentir verb (to conclude as an argument)

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.

Source: tatoeba (19257)

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.

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