settle
verb
[ ˈsɛt(ə)l ]
• resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem).
• "the unions have settled their year-long dispute with Hollywood producers"
Similar:
resolve,
sort out,
reach an agreement about,
find a solution to,
find an answer to,
solve,
clear up,
bring to an end,
fix,
work out,
iron out,
smooth over,
straighten out,
deal with,
put right,
set right,
put to rights,
rectify,
remedy,
reconcile,
patch up,
compose,
• pay (a debt or account).
• "his bill was settled by charge card"
• adopt a more steady or secure style of life, especially in a permanent job and home.
• "one day I will settle down and raise a family"
• sit or come to rest in a comfortable position.
• "he settled into an armchair"
Similar:
sit down,
seat oneself,
install oneself,
plant oneself,
ensconce oneself,
plump oneself,
flump,
park oneself,
plonk oneself,
land,
come to rest,
come down,
alight,
light,
descend,
perch,
Opposite:
stand up,
take off,
Origin:
Old English setlan ‘to seat, place’, from settle2.
settle
noun
• a wooden bench with a high back and arms, typically incorporating a box under the seat.
Origin:
Old English setl ‘a place to sit’, of Germanic origin; related to German Sessel and Latin sella ‘seat’, also to sit.
