Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - settle
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1. v. 1 tr. & intr. (often foll. by down) establish or become established in a more or less permanent abode or way of life. 2 intr. & tr. (often foll. by down) a cease or cause to cease from wandering, disturbance, movement, etc. b adopt a regular or secure style of life. c (foll. by to) apply oneself (to work, an activity, a way of life, etc.) (settled down to writing letters). 3 a intr. sit or come down to stay for some time. b tr. cause to do this. 4 tr. & intr. bring to or attain fixity, certainty, composure, or quietness. 5 tr. determine or decide or agree upon (shall we settle a date?). 6 tr. a resolve (a dispute etc.). b deal with (a matter) finally. 7 tr. terminate (a lawsuit) by mutual agreement. 8 intr. a (foll. by for) accept or agree to (esp. an alternative not one's first choice). b (foll. by on) decide on. 9 tr. (also absol.) pay (a debt, an account, etc.). 10 intr. (as settled adj.) not likely to change for a time (settled weather). 11 tr. a aid the digestion of (food). b remedy the disordered state of (nerves, the stomach, etc.). 12 tr. a colonize. b establish colonists in. 13 intr. subside; fall to the bottom or on to a surface (the foundations have settled; wait till the sediment settles; the dust will settle). 14 intr. (of a ship) begin to sink. 15 tr. get rid of the obstruction of (a person) by argument or conflict or killing. Phrases and idioms settle one's affairs make any necessary arrangements (e.g. write a will) when death is near. settle a person's hash see HASH(1). settle in become established in a place. settle up 1 (also absol.) pay (an account, debt, etc.). 2 finally arrange (a matter). settle with 1 pay all or part of an amount due to (a creditor). 2 get revenge on. settling day the fortnightly pay-day on the Stock Exchange. Derivatives settleable adj. Etymology: OE setlan (as SETTLE(2)) f. Gmc 2. n. a bench with a high back and arms and often with a box fitted below the seat. Etymology: OE setl place to sit f. Gmc
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I. verb (~d; settling) Etymology: Middle English, to seat, bring to rest, come to rest, from Old English setlan, from setl seat Date: 1515 transitive verb to place so as to stay, 2. to establish in residence, to furnish with inhabitants ; colonize, 3. to cause to pack down, to clarify by causing dregs or impurities to sink, to make quiet or orderly, 5. to fix or resolve conclusively , to establish or secure permanently , to conclude (a lawsuit) by agreement between parties usually out of court, to close (as an account) by payment often of less than is due, to arrange in a desired position, to make or arrange for final disposition of , impregnate, intransitive verb to come to rest, 2. to sink gradually or to the bottom, to become clear by the deposit of sediment or scum, to become compact by sinking, 3. to become fixed, resolved, or established , to establish a residence or colony , 4. to become quiet or orderly, to take up an ordered or stable life, 5. to adjust differences or accounts, to come to a decision, to conclude a lawsuit by agreement out of court, conceive, see: decide ~able adjective II. noun Etymology: Middle English, place for sitting, seat, chair, from Old English setl; akin to Old High German sezzal seat, Latin sella seat, chair, Old English sittan to sit Date: 1553 a wooden bench with arms, a high solid back, and an enclosed foundation which can be used as a chest ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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