Dictionary Definition
settle n : a long wooden bench with a back [syn:
settee]
Verb
1 settle into a position, usually on a surface or
ground; "dust settled on the roofs" [syn: settle
down]
2 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" [syn: decide, resolve, adjudicate]
3 settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally
settled the argument" [syn: square off,
square
up, determine]
4 take up residence and become established; "The
immigrants settled in the Midwest" [syn: locate]
5 come to terms; "After some discussion we
finally made up" [syn: reconcile, patch up,
make up,
conciliate]
7 become settled or established and stable in
one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down" [syn:
root, take root,
steady
down, settle
down]
8 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"
9 establish or develop as a residence; "He
settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by
Germans"
10 come to rest
11 become clear by the sinking of particles; "the
liquid gradually settled"
12 arrange or fix in the desired order; "She
settled the teacart"
13 accept despite complete satisfaction; "We
settled for a lower price"
14 end a legal dispute by arriving at a
settlement; "The two parties finally settled"
15 dispose of; make a financial settlement
16 cause to become clear by forming a sediment
(of liquids)
17 sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides
when the waters become calm" [syn: subside]
18 fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the
chair" [syn: ensconce]
19 get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I
finally settled with my old enemy" [syn: get back]
20 make final; put the last touches on; put into
final form; "let's finalize the proposal" [syn: finalize, finalise, nail
down]
21 form a community; "The Swedes settled in
Minnesota"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
Old English setl, from Germanic *setla-, representing Indo-European *sed-lo-, from *sed- ‘sit’. Cognate with German Sessel, Dutch zetel; and with Greek ἑλλά, Latin sedo, Russian седло. The verb (Old English setlan) developed from the noun.Pronunciation
- /ˈsɛtəl/
- sĕtʹəl, /"sEt@l/
- Rhymes: -ɛtəl
Noun
- A seat of any kind.
- A bench with a high back and arms.
- A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower
than some other part.
- Quotation: And from the bottom upon the ground, even to the lower settle, shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit. --Ezek. xliii.
Verb
- To place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm,
steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; esp., to establish in
life; to fix in business, in a home, or the like.
- And he settled his countenance steadfastly upon him,until he was ashamed. --2 Kings VIII. 11. (Rev. Ver.)
- The father thought the time drew on Of setting in the world his only son. --Dryden.
- , : To establish in the pastoral office; to ordain or install as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish; as, to settle a minister.
- To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to render
quiet; to still; to calm; to compose.
- God settled then the huge whale-bearing lake. --Champman.
- Hoping that sleep might settle his brains. --Bunyan.
- To clear of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink; to render pure or clear; -- said of a liquid; as, to settle coffee, or the grounds of coffee.
- To restore or bring to a smooth, dry, or passable condition; -- said of the ground, of roads, and the like;as, clear weather settles the roads.
- To cause to sink; to lower; to depress; hence, also, torender close or compact; as, to settle the contents of a barrel or bag by shaking it.
- To determine, as something which is exposed to doubt or
question; to free from uncertainty or wavering; to make sure, firm,
or constant; to establish; to compose; to quiet; as, to settle the
mind when agitated; to settle questions of law; to settle the
succession to a throne; to settle an allowance.
- It will settle the wavering, and confirm the doubtful. --Swift.
- To adjust, as something in discussion; to make up; to compose; to pacify; as, to settle a quarrel.
- , : To adjust, as accounts; to liquidate; to balance; as, to settle an account.
- , : To pay; as, to settle a bill. --Abbott.
- To plant with inhabitants; to colonize; to people; as, the French first settled Canada; the Puritans settled New England; Plymouth was settled in 1620.
- : To become fixed or permanent; to become stationary; to
establish one's self or itself; to assume a lasting form,
condition, direction, or the like, in place of a temporary or
changing state.
- The wind came about and settled in the west. --Bacon.
- Chyle . . . runs through all the intermediate colors until it settles in an intense red. --Arbuthnot.
- To fix one's residence; to establish a dwelling place or home; as, the Saxons who settled in Britain.
- To enter into the married state, or the state of a householder.
- As people marry now and settle. --Prior.
- To be established in an employment or profession; as, to settle in the practice of law.
- To become firm, dry, and hard, as the ground after the effects of rain or frost have disappeared; as, the roads settled late in the spring.
- To become clear after being turbid or obscure; to clarify by
depositing matter held in suspension; as, the weather settled; wine
settles by standing.
- A government, on such occasions, is always thick before it settles. --Addison.
- To sink to the bottom; to fall to the bottom, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reservoir.
- To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, as the foundation of a house, etc.
- To become calm; to cease from agitation.
- Till the fury of his highness settle, Come not before him. --Shak.
- To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement; as, he has settled with his creditors.
- , : To make a jointure for a wife.
- He sighs with most success that settles well. --Garth.
Derived terms
- settle bed ( a bed convertible into a seat)
- settle on or upon to confer upon by permanent grant; to assure to. I . . . have settled upon him a good annuity. --Addison.
- settle the land to cause it to sink, or appear lower, by receding from it.
- settle upon
- settle for
- settle on
- settle in
- settle down
Related terms
Translations
to fix one's residence
- Czech: usadit se
Extensive Definition
Settle is a small market town
within the Craven district of
North
Yorkshire, England. The local
travel links are located less than a mile from the town centre to
Settle
railway station and 29 miles to
Leeds Bradford International Airport. Also, the main road
running through Settle is the B6480, which links to the A65, connecting
Settle to Skipton. The town
has a population of 2,421 according to the
2001 Census.
Settle is a popular Yorkshire tourist
destination attracting many visitors from around the world.
Historically a part of the West
Riding of Yorkshire, and located in Ribblesdale,
the town lies at the southern edge of the Yorkshire
Dales, within a few miles of the Three
Peaks, and is perhaps best known for its railway
station which is at the southern end of the scenic Settle
to Carlisle Railway.
Settle's market is held weekly on Tuesdays, in
the market place in the centre of the town, which is surrounded by
local businesses, most of which are family-owned, with some
offering items for sale unique to the Settle area.
The district includes several caves where
prehistoric remains have been found, the most notable being
Victoria Cave, so called because the inner chamber was discovered
on Queen
Victoria's accession day in 1837. Victoria Cave
contained remains of mammoth, bear, reindeer and hippopotamus as well as
stones, flint, bone and
other implements and ornaments. The discovery of flint is
noteworthy since it is not a substance that is found naturally in
the area; it would probably have been used for arrowheads.
Other points of interest are Malham Cove
and tarn, the Clapham
and Weathercote caves, the chasm of Hell Pot and the waterfall of
Stainforth Force (pronounced in the local dialect as 'Stainforth
Foss'), the ravine of Gordale
Scar, the cliffs of Attermire, Giggleswick
Scar and Castleberg, which is the largest outcrop of limestone in
Britain, standing immediately above Settle itself.
Settle itself has three schools, and works on a
middle school system, with Settle Primary School,
Settle Middle
School, and Settle College. To
the west of the town is Giggleswick
School, one of the principal public schools in the north of
England, founded in 1512. The museum at Giggleswick holds many of
the artifacts discovered at Victoria Cave.
Notable people
- George Howson (1860-1919), reforming headmaster
References
External links
settle in Dutch: Settle
settle in Romanian: Settle
settle in Volapük: Settle
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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