settle for sth
— phrasal verb with settle uk/ˈset.əl/us/ˈset̬.əl/verb
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 £2,000, but settled for £1,500.
He wants a full refund and he won't settle for anything less.
She never settles for second best.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Accepting & agreeing reluctantly
- acquiesce
- acquiescent
- bend to sth
- capitulate
- cave in
- come to heel idiom
- compromise
- condescend
- defer
- meet
- meet sb halfway idiom
- not take sth lying down idiom
- philosophical
- relent
- resign
- resort
- sell
- surrender
- swallow
- trade
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