0 present participle of settle --
1 to reach a decision or an agreement about something, or to end a disagreement: --
My father and I have agreed finally to settle our differences (= stop arguing).
It took months to settle (= bring to an end) the dispute/strike.
Our lawyer advised us that it would be better to settle out of court (= reach an agreement in a legal case without it being decided in a court of law).
I'd like to get this matter settled once and for all (= reach a final decision on it).
"The tickets are €40 each." "Well, that settles that - I can't afford that much."
[ + question word ] They haven't yet settled when the wedding is going to be.
Good, that's all settled - you send out the invitations for the party, and I'll organize the food.
2 to relax into a comfortable position: --
3 to go and live somewhere, especially permanently: --
5 to pay, especially money that you owe: --
After settling the final form in a clay model, it was enlarged to a fullscale set of plaster fragments in his workshop.
Scholars now suggest that this violence was managed, often emerging as a means of settling grievances between planters and older inhabitants.
The assumption may be held to imply that the predominant consideration in settling questions of distributive justice is always citizenship itself.
We also know that settling ponds are key tools for reducing water pollution and the spread of disease.
Nor was there only one way of settling public disputes.
But allowance has to be made for a certain amount of settling old scores.
They also offered individuals an alternative to the courts for settling disputes.
It would have been preferable to leave the contents of the string unspecified rather than prematurely settling on an inadequate standard.
