Tra từ settle - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

set·tle [settle settles settled settling] verb, noun BrE [ˈsetl] NAmE [ˈsetl]
verb

END ARGUMENT
1. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) to put an end to an argument or a disagreement
•to settle a dispute/an argument/a matter
• It's time you settled your differences with your father.
• I want this thing settled.
•There is pressure on the unions to settle.
•The company has agreed to settle out of court (= come to an agreement without going to court).

DECIDE/ARRANGE
2. transitive, often passive to decide or arrange sth finally
•~ sth It's all settled — we're leaving on the nine o'clock plane.
• Good, that's settled, then.
•Bob will be there? That settles it. I'm not coming.
•He had to settle his affairs (= arrange all his personal business) in Paris before he could return home.
•it is settled that… It's been settled that we leave on the nine o'clock plane.

CHOOSE PERMANENT HOME
3. intransitive + adv./prep. to make a place your permanent home
• She settled in Vienna after her father's death.
4. transitive, usually passive, intransitive ~ sth | + adv./prep. (of a group of people)to make your permanent home in a country or an area as ↑colonists
• This region was settled by the Dutch in the nineteenth century.

INTO COMFORTABLE POSITION/STATE
5. intransitive, transitive to make yourself or sb else comfortable in a new position
•~ (back) (+ adv./prep.) Ellie settled back in her seat.
•~ sb/yourself (+ adv./prep.) He settled himself comfortably in his usual chair.
•I settled her on the sofa and put a blanket over her.
6. transitive ~ sth + adv./prep. to put sth carefully in a position so that it does not move
•She settled the blanket around her knees.
7. intransitive, transitive to become or make sb/sth become calm or relaxed
•The baby wouldn't settle.
•~ sb/sth I took a pill to help settle my nerves.
•This should settle your stomach.

COME TO REST
8. intransitive ~ (on/over sth) to fall from above and come to rest on sth; to stay for some time on sth
•Dust had settled on everything.
•Two birds settled on the fence.
•I don't think the snow will settle (= remain on the ground without melting).
•His gaze settled on her face.

SINK DOWN
9. intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) to sink slowly down; to make sth do this
•The contents of the package may have settled in transit.

PAY MONEY
10. transitive, intransitive to pay the money that you owe
•~ sth Please settle your bill before leaving the hotel.
•The insurance company is refusing to settle her claim.
•~ (up) (with sb) Let me settle with you for the meal.
•I'll pay now— we can settle up later.
more at let the dust settlewait for the dust to settle at ↑dust _n.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
v. and Old English setlan ‘to seat, place’ ↑settlen. Old English setl ‘a place to sit’ Germanic German Sessel Latin sella ‘seat’ ↑sit

Thesaurus:
settle verb
1. T, I
•Talks will be held in an attempt to settle the dispute.
resolve • • solve • • repair • • mend • |informal patch sth up • |especially BrE, especially spoken sort sth out • • sort •
settle/patch up sth with sb
settle/resolve/solve/mend/patch up/sort out your differences
settle/resolve/solve/sort out a/an dispute/argument/crisis/matter/issue
2. T
•It's all settled— we're leaving on the nine o'clock plane.
agree • • negotiate • • do a deal • • understand • • broker • • hammer sth out • |informal thrash sth out • |formal conclude •
settle/agree/negotiate/do a deal/broker/hammer out/thrash out/conclude sth with sb
settle sth/agree sth/negotiate sth/be understood/broker sth/hammer sth out/conclude sth between A and B
settle/agree/negotiate/do/broker/hammer out/conclude a deal
3. T, often passive
•Bob will be there? That settles it. I'm not coming.
decide • • clinch • • confirm •
settle/decide/clinch an argument
finally settle/decide/clinch/confirm sth
That settles/clinches it.
4. I (always used with an adverb or preposition)
•He settled in Vienna after his wife's death.
move in • |BrE set up home •
settle/set up home in a district/city/country, etc.

Collocations:
The ages of life
Childhood/youth
be born and raised/bred in Oxford; into a wealthy/middle-class family
have a happy/an unhappy/a tough childhood
grow up in a musical family/an orphanage; on a farm
be/grow up an only child (= with no brothers or sisters)
reach/hit/enter/go through adolescence/puberty
be in your teens/early twenties/mid-twenties/late twenties
undergo/experience physical/psychological changes
give in to/succumb to/resist peer pressure
assert your independence/individuality
Adulthood
leave school/university/home
go out to work (at sixteen)
get/find a job/partner
be/get engaged/married
have/get a wife/husband/mortgage/steady job
settle down and have kids/children/a family
begin/start/launch/build a career (in politics/science/the music industry)
prove (to be)/represent/mark/reach a (major) turning point for sb/in your life/career
reach/be well into/settle into middle age
have/suffer/go through a midlife crisis
take/consider early retirement
approach/announce/enjoy your retirement
Old age
have/see/spend time with your grandchildren
take up/pursue/develop a hobby
get/receive/draw/collect/live on a pension
approach/save for/die from old age
live to a ripe old age
reach the grand old age of 102/23 (often ironic)
be/become/be getting/be going senile (often ironic)
die (peacefully)/pass away in your sleep/after a brief illness

Example Bank:
•After much deliberation, he finally settled on a fur rug.
•After six months the company finally settled with the unions.
•Don't drink it yet. Let the grounds settle.
•Finally they settled down to watch an old movie.
•He has now settled permanently in London.
•He settled back in his chair to watch television.
•He settled himself more comfortably in his chair.
•He was anxious and couldn't settle.
•Hopes of settling the conflict peacefully are fading.
•I hoped that the dust would settle quickly and the incident be forgotten.
•I ran well but still had to settle for second.
•She felt she wasn't yet ready to settle down.
•She kept fussing around, refusing to let him settle.
•She settled down for a quiet doze on the sofa.
•Slowly dusk began to settle.
•The company has agreed to settle out of court.
•The kids settled happily into their new school.
•The matter has not yet been finally settled.
•They prepared to settle in for the night.
•Unable to settle, she trailed around the house all day.
•a fertile area that was densely settled in early times
•All the loose ends should be settled within 48 hours.
•Bob will be there? That settles it. I'm not coming.
•Good, that's settled, then.
•He had to settle his affairs in Paris before he could return home.
•I'll pay now— we can settle up later.
•I'm delighted that all this has been settled amicably.
•It's all settled — we're leaving on the nine o'clock plane.
•It's time you settled your differences with your father.
•Some snow fell but it didn't settle.
•Talks will be held in an attempt to settle the dispute.
•The union has been urged to settle as quickly as possible.
•They used the last of the money to settle their debts.
•This argument must be settled once and for all.
•This is a matter that can only be settled by a family court.
•When the dust had settled we saw the piles of rubble.
Idioms: ↑settle a an account ▪ ↑settle an old score
Derived: ↑settle down ▪ ↑settle for something ▪ ↑settle in ▪ ↑settle into something ▪ ↑settle on something ▪ ↑settle somebody down ▪ ↑settle something on somebody ▪ ↑settle to something

noun
an old-fashioned piece of furniture with a long wooden seat and a high back and arms, often also with a box for storing things under the seat

Word Origin:
v. and Old English setlan ‘to seat, place’ ↑settlen. Old English setl ‘a place to sit’ Germanic German Sessel Latin sella ‘seat’ ↑sit