Looking for the meaning or definition of the word settle? Here's what it means.
Verb
(transitive) To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc).
(transitive) To conclude, to cause (a dispute) to finish.
(transitive) In particular, to terminate (a lawsuit), usually out of court, by agreement of all parties.
(transitive) To close, liquidate or balance (an account) by payment, sometimes of less than is owed or due.
(transitive, colloquial) To pay (a bill).
(transitive) To place or arrange in(to) a desired state, or make final disposition of (something).
(transitive) To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to quiet; to calm (nerves, waters, a boisterous or rebellious child, etc).
(Britain, dialectal) To silence, especially by force; by extension, to kill.
(transitive) To bring or restore (ground, roads, etc) to a smooth, dry, or passable condition.
(transitive) To place in(to) a fixed or permanent condition or position or on(to) a permanent basis; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish or fix.
(transitive) In particular, to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, etc.
(transitive, obsolete, US) In particular, to establish in pastoral office; to ordain or install as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish.
(transitive, law) To formally, legally secure (an annuity, property, title, etc) on (a person).
(transitive) To colonize (an area); to migrate to (a land, territory, site, etc).
(transitive) To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place).
(transitive) To clear or purify (a liquid) of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink.
(transitive) To cause to sink down or to be deposited (as dregs, sediment, etc).
(transitive) To render compact or solid; to cause to become packed down.
(transitive) To put into (proper) place; to make sit properly.
(intransitive) To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare settle down.)
