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شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
english
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settle for sth to accept or agree to something, or to decide to have something, although it is not exactly what you want or it is not the best • They were hoping to sell their car for £2000, but settled for £1500. • He wants a full refund and he won't settle for anything less. • She never settles for second best.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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settle sb in [ M ] to help someone to become familiar with a new job or a new place where they will be living, working or staying • The nurse will be with you soon - she's settling a new patient in at the moment.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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settle up to pay someone the money that you owe them • Would you like to settle up now, sir? • You buy the tickets and I'll settle up with you later.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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settle down MAKE HOME 2. to start living in a place where you intend to stay for a long time, usually with your partner • Eventually I'd like to settle down and have a family, but not yet.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb concluded: We settled our affairs. verb colonized: They settled in the new world. verb resolved: They settled the argument. verb sank: The house settled and cracked. verb calm: We need to settle our nerves.
Simple Definitions
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settle sth on sb legal to formally give money or property to someone • When my uncle died, he settled £1000 a year on me.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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Phrase(s): settle (something) (out of court) to end a disagreement and reach an agreement without having to go through trial in a court of justice. • The plaintiff and defendant decided to settle before the trial. • Mary and Sue settled out of court before the trial.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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settle in to become familiar with somewhere new, such as a new house, job or school, and to feel comfortable and happy there • Once we've settled in, you must come round for dinner.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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settle (sb) down to become quiet and calm, or to make someone become quiet and calm • Come on children, stop chatting and settle down please! • They settled down on the sofa to watch the film.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb end an argument ADV. amicably, peacefully Hopes of settling the conflict peacefully are fading. | satisfactorily The matter has not yet been satisfactorily settled. | eventually, finally | informally, out of court The company has agreed to settle out of court (= come to an agreement without going to court). VERB + SETTLE attempt to, try to | agree to PREP. with After six months, the company finally settled with the unions. PHRASES an attempt to settle sth choose a permanent home ADV. permanently He has now settled permanently in London. | eventually, finally | happily | down VERB + SETTLE decide to, intend to PHRASES be densely settled a fertile area that was densely settled in early times | be ready to settle down She felt she wasn't yet ready to settle down. make sb/yourself comfortable ADV. comfortably, happily, peacefully, snugly He settled himself more comfortably in his chair. | quickly, soon | back, down He settled back in his chair to watch television. She settled down for a quiet doze on the sofa. VERB + SETTLE be unable to, can't/couldn't Unable to settle, she trailed around the house all day. | allow sb to, let sb She kept fussing around, refusing to let him settle. | help (to), help sb (to) I took a pill to help settle my nerves. PHRASAL VERBS settle in/settle into sth ADV. happily, nicely The kids settled happily into their new school. | quickly, soon
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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settle on sth to agree on a decision • Have you settled on a name for the baby?
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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settle down FEEL COMFORTABLE 1. ( also settle into somewhere ) to become familiar with a place and to feel happy and confident in it • She quickly settled down in her new house/job/school.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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settle nouns settle a dispute/argument/conflict • Every effort was made to settle the dispute, without success. settle a lawsuit/case • The city will pay $875,000 to settle the lawsuit. settle a question/matter • It is the area of pricing which may settle the question of which to buy. settle your differences (= agree to stop arguing ) • The two recently met to settle their differences. adverbs settle something finally/eventually • The case was finally settled by the Appeal Court. settle something amicably (= in a friendly way, without using a court of law ) • The dispute was settled amicably. phrases settle out of court (= come to an agreement without going to a court of law ) • She talked to a lawyer and
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