settle
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～ end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled"
settle
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～ become clear by the sinking of particles; "the liquid gradually settled"
settle
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～ settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs"
settle
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～ get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy"
settle
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～ become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet; "The roar settled to a thunder"; "The wind settled in the West"; "it is settling to rain"; "A cough settled in her chest"; "Her mood settled into lethargy"
settle
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～ take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
settle
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～ go under; "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
settle
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～ fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair"
settle
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～ make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let's finalize the proposal"
settle
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～ cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
settle
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～ bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"
settle
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～ form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
settle
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～ sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"
settle
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～ come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
settle
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～ establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans"
settle
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～ dispose of; make a financial settlement
settle on
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～ become fixed (on); "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon"