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What does the word settle mean?

Part of speech: verb transitive

To still; calm.

Part of speech: verb transitive

To people; colonize.

Part of speech: verb

To become clarfied, as a liquid; sink. As dregs.

Part of speech: verb

To come to rest; adjust differences; subside.

Part of speech: verb

To fix one's abodc.

Part of speech: verb

To pay one's bill; adjust accounts by payment.

Part of speech: noun

Same as SETTEE.

Usage examples for settle

" I do not want to settle in one place," said Mary. – White Queen of the Cannibals: The Story of Mary Slessor by A. J. Bueltmann
Take my advice and settle with him. – Richard Carvel, Volume 5 by Winston Churchill
People don't settle the way they should. – Mezzerow Loves Company by Floyd L. Wallace