Settled
vverb.motionsettle into a position, usually on a surface or groundSynset:settle settle down
Examples:- dust settled on the roofs
Hypernyms:lay place pose position put set
Inherited Hypernyms:settleputmove
Direct Hyponyms:sediment
Full Troponyms:sediment
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.cognitionbring to an end; settle conclusivelySynset:adjudicate decide resolve settle
Examples:- The case was decided
- The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff
- The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance
Derivationally Related Form:decisivejudgesettlementadjudicatoryadjudicativeresolvesettlerdeciding
Hypernyms:end terminate
Inherited Hypernyms:decideendchange
Direct Hyponyms:adjustjudge
Full Troponyms:adjustjudgereferee
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.communicationsettle conclusively; come to termsSynset:determine settle square off square up
Examples:- We finally settled the argument
Derivationally Related Form:determinerdeterminationsettlement
Hypernyms:conclude resolve
Inherited Hypernyms:settleconcludeagree
Direct Hyponyms:clearclinchcompromiseconcertsolve
Full Troponyms:clearclinchcompromiseconcert
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changetake up residence and become establishedSynset:locate settle
Examples:- The immigrants settled in the Midwest
Derivationally Related Form:settlersettlementlocation
Inherited Hypernyms:settle
Direct Hyponyms:colonisecolonizeresettle
Entailment:move
Full Troponyms:colonizeresettle
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP
vverb.communicationcome to termsSynset:conciliate make up patch up reconcile settle
Examples:- After some discussion we finally made up
Derivationally Related Form:conciliatoryconciliativereconciliationconciliation
Hypernyms:agree concord concur hold
Inherited Hypernyms:reconcileagree
Direct Hyponyms:appeasemake peacepropitiate
Full Troponyms:make peacepropitiate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.motiongo underSynset:go down go under settle sink
Examples:- The raft sank and its occupants drowned
Antonyms:float
Derivationally Related Form:sinkersinking
Hypernyms:come down descend fall go down
Inherited Hypernyms:sinkdescendtravel
Direct Hyponyms:foundersettlesubmergesubmersesubside
Full Troponyms:belly-flopdivedrownfounderjackknifesubmergesubside
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | They --- (apply to: sink)
vverb.changebecome settled or established and stable in one's residence or life styleSynset:root settle settle down steady down take root
Hypernyms:stabilise stabilize
Inherited Hypernyms:settlestabilizechange
Direct Hyponyms:roost
Full Troponyms:roost
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.changebecome resolved, fixed, established, or quietExamples:- The roar settled to a thunder
- The wind settled in the West
- it is settling to rain
- A cough settled in her chest
- Her mood settled into lethargy
Hypernyms:become get go
Inherited Hypernyms:settlebecomechange statechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.changeestablish or develop as a residenceExamples:- He settled the farm 200 years ago
- This land was settled by Germans
Derivationally Related Form:settlement
Hypernyms:build up develop
Inherited Hypernyms:settlebuild upbetterchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.motioncome to restDerivationally Related Form:settle
Hypernyms:halt stop
Inherited Hypernyms:settlestop
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.contactarrange or fix in the desired orderHypernyms:arrange set up
Inherited Hypernyms:settlearrangeputmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.communicationaccept despite lack of complete satisfactionExamples:- We settled for a lower price
Derivationally Related Form:settlement
Hypernyms:accept consent go for
Inherited Hypernyms:settleacceptreactact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP
vverb.communicationend a legal dispute by arriving at a settlementExamples:- The two parties finally settled
Derivationally Related Form:settlement
Hypernyms:agree concord concur hold
Inherited Hypernyms:settleagree
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.possessiondispose of; make a financial settlementDerivationally Related Form:settlement
Hypernyms:arrange fix up
Inherited Hypernyms:settlearrangeagree
Direct Hyponyms:clean upcompensateliquidatemake uppaypay offproratesquare
Full Troponyms:amortizeclean upliftliquidatepaypay upproratesquare
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.motionbecome clear by the sinking of particlesExamples:- the liquid gradually settled
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:settlechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.motioncause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)Derivationally Related Form:settlings
Hypernyms:sink
Inherited Hypernyms:settlesinkmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.motionsink down or precipitateSynset:settle subside
Examples:- the mud subsides when the waters become calm
Derivationally Related Form:settlingsettlings
Hypernyms:go down go under settle sink
Inherited Hypernyms:subsidesinkdescendtravel
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.contactfix firmlySynset:ensconce settle
Examples:- He ensconced himself in the chair
Hypernyms:lay place pose position put set
Inherited Hypernyms:ensconceputmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody PP
vverb.competitionget one's revenge for a wrong or an injurySynset:get back settle
Examples:- I finally settled with my old enemy
Hypernyms:contend fight struggle
Inherited Hypernyms:settlecontend
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.changemake final; put the last touches on; put into final formSynset:finalise finalize nail down settle
Examples:- let's finalize the proposal
Derivationally Related Form:finalizationfinalisation
Hypernyms:end terminate
Inherited Hypernyms:finalizeendchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changeform a communityExamples:- The Swedes settled in Minnesota
Derivationally Related Form:settlersettlement
Inherited Hypernyms:settle
Direct Hyponyms:homestead
Entailment:migrate transmigrate
Full Troponyms:homestead
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP
vverb.changecome as if by fallingSynset:descend fall settle
Hypernyms:come
Inherited Hypernyms:fallcomehappen
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
adjadj.allestablished or decided beyond dispute or doubtExamples:- with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night
Antonyms:unsettled
Inherited Hypernyms:settled
Similar to:accomplished effected established appointed decreed ordained prescribed determined dictated set deterministic firm preconcerted
adjadj.allestablished in a desired position or place; not moving aboutExamples:- nomads...absorbed among the settled people
- settled areas
- I don't feel entirely settled here
- the advent of settled civilization
Antonyms:unsettled
Inherited Hypernyms:settled
Similar to:based built-up located placed set situated nonnomadic relocated resettled
adj satadj.allinhabited by colonistsSynset:colonised colonized
Antonyms:uninhabited
Inherited Hypernyms:colonized
Similar to:inhabited
adj satadj.allnot changeableExamples:- a period of settled weather
Antonyms:stormy
Inherited Hypernyms:settled
Similar to:calm