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{ "term": "settle", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b2", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "settle", "heSheIt": "settles" }, "pastSimple": "settled", "pastParticiple": "settled", "ingForm": "settling" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to put an end to an argument or a disagreement", "sensetop": "settle somethingsettle with somebody (for something)", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "to **settle a dispute/a matter/an issue**", "contextForm": "settle something" }, { "text": "to **settle a case/lawsuit/claim**" }, { "text": "to settle an argument/a disagreement" }, { "text": "It's time you **settled your differences** with your father." }, { "text": "I want this thing settled." }, { "text": "There is pressure on the unions to settle." }, { "text": "The company has agreed to **settle out of court** *(= come to an agreement without going to court)*." }, { "text": "Many cases are settled through negotiation." }, { "text": "The corporation later settled with the singer for $1.5 million.", "contextForm": "settle with somebody (for something)" }, { "text": "Hopes of settling the conflict peacefully are fading." }, { "text": "Talks will be held in an attempt to settle the dispute." }, { "text": "This argument must be settled once and for all." }, { "text": "The matter has not yet been finally settled." }, { "text": "I'm delighted that all this has been settled amicably." }, { "text": "This is a matter that can only be settled by a family court." }, { "text": "After six months the company finally settled with the unions." } ], "topics": ["Discussion and agreement"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["amicably", "peacefully", "eventually"], "verb + settle": ["attempt to", "try to", "agree to"], "preposition": ["for", "on", "with"], "phrases": ["an attempt to settle something"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to decide or arrange something finally", "sensetop": "settle somethingit is settled that…", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "**It's** all **settled**—we're leaving on the nine o'clock plane.", "contextForm": "settle something" }, { "text": "Good, that's settled, then." }, { "text": "Bob will be there? **That settles it**. I'm not coming." }, { "text": "He had to settle his affairs *(= arrange all his personal business)* in Paris before he could return home." }, { "text": "It's been settled that we leave on the nine o'clock plane.", "contextForm": "it is settled that…" }, { "text": "All the loose ends should be settled within 48 hours." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to make a place your permanent home", "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She settled in Vienna after her father's death." }, { "text": "She is an American who settled here a couple of years ago." }, { "text": "The couple afterwards settled near Bournemouth." }, { "text": "He has now settled permanently in London." }, { "text": "He married and settled in a seaside cottage." }, { "text": "His parents eventually settled in Paris." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["permanently", "eventually", "finally"], "verb + settle": ["decide to", "intend to"], "phrases": [ "be densely settled", "be sparsely settled", "be ready to settle down" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to make your permanent home in a country or an area as colonists", "sensetop": "settle somethingsettle + adv./prep.", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "This region was settled by the Dutch in the nineteenth century.", "contextForm": "settle something" }, { "text": "a fertile area that was densely settled in early times" }, { "text": "They settled on undeveloped land along the Mississippi.", "contextForm": "settle + adv./prep." }, { "text": "It was the worst drought since the British settled in Australia in 1788." }, { "text": "Very few Maori were living in the area when the first Europeans settled there." } ], "topics": ["Social issues"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["permanently", "eventually", "finally"], "verb + settle": ["decide to", "intend to"], "phrases": [ "be densely settled", "be sparsely settled", "be ready to settle down" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to make yourself or somebody else comfortable in a new position", "sensetop": "settle (back) (+ adv./prep.)settle somebody/yourself (+ adv./prep.)", "examples": [ { "text": "Ellie settled back in her seat.", "contextForm": "settle (back) (+ adv./prep.)" }, { "text": "They prepared to settle in for the night *(= make themselves comfortable for an evening at home)*." }, { "text": "He settled himself comfortably in his usual chair.", "contextForm": "settle somebody/yourself (+ adv./prep.)" }, { "text": "I settled her on the sofa and put a blanket over her." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["comfortably", "happily", "peacefully"], "verb + settle": ["be unable to", "cannot", "allow somebody to"], "phrases": ["settle down to do something"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "to put something carefully in a position so that it does not move", "sensetop": "settle something + adv./prep.", "examples": [ { "text": "She settled the blanket around her knees." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "to become or make somebody/something become calm or relaxed", "sensetop": "settle somebody/something", "examples": [ { "text": "The baby wouldn't settle." }, { "text": "I took a pill to help settle my nerves.", "contextForm": "settle somebody/something" }, { "text": "This should settle your stomach." }, { "text": "He was anxious and couldn't settle." }, { "text": "Unable to settle, she trailed around the house all day." }, { "text": "She kept fussing around, refusing to let him settle." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["comfortably", "happily", "peacefully"], "verb + settle": ["be unable to", "cannot", "allow somebody to"], "phrases": ["settle down to do something"] } }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "to fall from above and come to rest on something; to stay for some time on something", "sensetop": "settle (on/over something)", "examples": [ { "text": "Dust had settled on everything." }, { "text": "Two birds settled on the fence." }, { "text": "I don't think the snow will settle *(= remain on the ground without melting)*." }, { "text": "His gaze settled on her face." }, { "text": "Slowly dusk began to settle." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "to sink slowly down; to make something do this", "sensetop": "settle (something)", "examples": [ { "text": "The contents of the package may have settled in transit." }, { "text": "Don't drink it yet. Let the grounds settle." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "to pay the money that you owe", "sensetop": "settle somethingsettle (up) (with somebody)", "cefr": "c1", "examples": [ { "text": "Please settle your bill before leaving the hotel.", "contextForm": "settle something" }, { "text": "The insurance company is refusing to settle her claim." }, { "text": "They used the last of the money to settle their debts." }, { "text": "Let me settle with you for the meal.", "contextForm": "settle (up) (with somebody)" }, { "text": "I'll pay now—we can settle up later." } ], "topics": ["Money"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to wait for a situation to become clear or certain", "examples": [ { "text": "He waited for the dust to settle after the election before making any new decisions." } ], "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to hurt or punish somebody who has harmed or cheated you in the past", "examples": [ { "text": "‘Who would do such a thing?’ ‘Maybe someone with an old score to settle.’" }, { "text": "An embittered Charlotte is determined to settle accounts with Elizabeth." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈsetl/", "audio": "se/settle/settle__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈsetlz/", "audio": "se/settle/settles__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈsetld/", "audio": "se/settle/settled__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈsetlɪŋ/", "audio": "se/settle/settling__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈsetl/", "audio": "se/settle/settle__us_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈsetlz/", "audio": "se/settle/settles__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈsetld/", "audio": "se/settle/settled__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈsetlɪŋ/", "audio": "se/settle/settling__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "verb Old English setlan ‘to seat, place’, from the noun settle." }