English-Thai Dictionary
settle
N ม้า ยาว ที่ มี พนักพิง และ ที่ วาง แขน ma-yao-ti-me-pa-nak-ping-ti-wang-kan
settle
VI จ่ายหนี้ ชำระเงิน ปิดบัญชี pay compensate jai-ne
settle
VI ตัดสิน แก้ปัญหา decide resolve tad-sin
settle
VI เข้ามา อาศัย อยู่ ตั้งรกราก locate lodge reside kao-ma-ar-sai-yu
settle
VT จ่ายหนี้ ชำระเงิน ปิดบัญชี pay compensate jai-ne
settle
VT ตัดสินใจ แก้ปัญหา decide resolve tad-sin-jai
settle
VT ทำให้ เข้ามา อาศัย อยู่ ตั้งรกราก locate lodge reside tam-hai-kao-ma-ar-sai-yu
settle down
PHRV นั่ง หรือ นอน อย่าง สบาย (บน พื้นผิว นุ่มๆ nang-rue-non-yang-sa-bai
settle down to
PHRV มุ่ง ความสนใจ ทั้งหมด ไป ที่ มุ่ง ไป ที่ มุ่งมั่น เพื่อ มุมานะ กับ mung-kwam-son-jai-tang-mod-pai-ti
settle for
PHRV ยอมรับ yom-rab
settle in
PHRV ตั้งถิ่นฐาน ตั้งรกราก อาศัย อยู่ tang-tin-tan
settle in
PHRV ทำให้ คุ้นเคย กับ ที่อยู่ หรือ งาน ใหม่ settle down shake down tam-hai-kuan-koi-kab-ti-yu-ruam-ti-tam-ngan-mai
settle on
PHRV เกาะ (แน่น บน ลง จอด สนิท เกาะติด บน settle upon kor-bon
settle up
PHRV จ่าย เงิน จ่าย square up jai-ngen
settle upon
PHRV เกาะ (แน่น บน ลง จอด สนิท เกาะติด บน settle on kor-bon
settle with
PHRV มีเรื่อง ต้อง สะสาง หรือ ชำระ กับ มี สิ่ง ที่ ต้อง ทำให้ เข้าใจ หรือ จบสิ้น กับ me-ruang-tong-sa-sang-rue-cham-ra-kab
settlement
N การ ก่อตั้ง principality establishment foundation kan-kor-tang
settlement
N การ จัดการ การแก้ปัญหา การ ทำ ข้อตกลง ข้อตกลง arrangement contract covenant kan-jad-kan
settlement
N การชำระหนี้ kan-cham-ra-ne
settlement
N การ มอบ ทรัพย์สิน ทรัพย์สิน remuneration reimbursement kan-mob-sab-sin
settlement
N ชุมชน ถิ่นฐาน การตั้งถิ่นฐาน การ ตั้งรกราก village town chum-chon
settler
N ผู้จัดการ ผู้ แก้ปัญหา ผู้ ตั้งรกราก ผู้ ตั้งถิ่นฐาน ผู้ ชำระหนี้ planter homesteader immigrant phu-jad-kan
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SETTLE
n.[L. sedile. See Set. ] A seat or bench; something to sit on.
SETTLE
v.t.[from set. ] 1. To place in a permanent condition after wandering or fluctuation.
I will settle you after your old estates. Ezekiel 36:11.
2. To fix; to establish; to make permanent in any place.
I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom forever. 1 Chronicles 17:14.
3. To establish in business or way of life; as, to settle a son in trade.
4. To marry; as, to settle a doughter.
5. To establish; to confirm.
Her will alone could settle or revoke. Prior.
6. To determine what is uncertain; to establish; to free from doubt; as, to settle questions or points of law. The supreme court have settled the question.
7. To fix; to establish; to make certain or permanent; as, to settle the succession to the thron in a particular family. So we speak of settled habits and settled opinions.
8. To fix or establish; not to suffer to doubt or waver.
It will settle teh wavering and confirm the doubtful. Swift.
9. To make close or compact.
Cover ant-hills up that the rain may settle the turf before the spring. Mortimer.
1 . To cause to subside after being heaved and loosened by frost; or to dry and harden after rain. Thus clear weather settles the roads.
11. To fix or establish by gifr, grant or any legal act; as, to settle a pension on an officer, or an annuity on a child.
12. To fix firmly. Settle your mind on valuable objects.
13. To couse to sink or subside, as extraneous matters in liquors. In fining wine, we add something to settle the lees.
14. To compose; to tranquilize what is disturbed; as, to settle the thoughts or mind when agitated.
15. To establish in the pastoral office; to ordain over a church and sociecty, or parish; as, to settle a minister.
16. To plant with inhabitants; to colonize. The French first settled Canada; the Puritans settled New England. Plymouth was settled in 162 . Hartford was settled in 1636. Wethersfield was the first settled town in Connecticut.
17. To adjust; to close by amicable agreement or otherwise; as, to settle a controversy or dispute by agreement; treaty or by force.
18. To adjust; to liquidate; to cause it to sink or appear lower by receding from it.
To settle the land, among seamen, to cause it to sink or appear lower by receding from it.
SETTLE
v.i. 1. To fall to the bottom of liquor; to subside; to sind and rest on the bottom; as, lees or dregs settle. Slimy particles in water settle and form mud at the bottom of rivers.
This words is used of the extraneous matter of liquors, when it subsides spontaneously. But in chemical operations, when substances mixed or in solution are decomposed, and one component part subsides, it is said to be precipitated. But may also be said to settle.
2. To lose motion or fermentation; to deposit, as feces.
A government on such occasions, is always thick before it settles. Addison.
3. To fix one's habitation or residence. Belgians had settled on the southern coast of Britian, before the romans invaded the isle.
4. To marry and establaish a domestic state. Where subsistence is easily obtained, children settle at an early period of life.
5. To become fixed after change or fluctuation; as, the wind came about and settled in the west.
6. To become stationary; To quit a rambling or irregular course for a permanent or methodical one.
7. To become fixed or permanent; to take a lasting form or state; as a settled conviction.
Chyle- runs through the intermediate colors till it settles in an intense red. Arbuthnot.
8. To rest; to repose.
When time hath worn out their natural vanity, and taught them discretion, their fondness settles on a proper object. Spectator.
9. To become calm calm; to cease from agitation.
Till the fury of his highness settle,
Come not before him. Shak.
1 . To make a jointure for a wife.
He sighs with most success that settles well. Garth.
11. To sink by its weight; and in loose bodies, to become more compact. We say, a wall settles; A house settles upon its foundation; a mass of sand settles and becomes more firm.
12. To sink after being heaved, and to dry; as, roads settle in spring after frost and rain.
13. To be ordained and installed over a parish, church or congregation. AB was invited to settle in the first society of New Haven. ND settled in the ministry when very young.
14. To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement. He has settled with his creditors.
15. To make a jointure for a wife.
SETTLED
pp. Placed; established; determined; composed; adjusted.
SETTLEDNESS
n.The state of being settled; confirmed state. [Little used. ]
SETTLEMENT
n. 1. The act of settling, the state of being settled.
2. The falling of the foul of foreign matter of liquors to the bottom; subsidence.
3. The matter that subsides; lees; dregs. [Not used. For this we use settlings. ]
4. The act of giving possession by legal sanction.
My flocks, my fields, my woods, my pastures take,
With settlement as good as law can make. Dryden.
5. A jointure granted to a wife, or the act of granting it. We say, the wife has a competent settlement for her maintenance; or she has provision made for her by the settlement of a jointure.
6. The act of taking a domestic state; the act of marrying and going to housekeeping.
7. A becoming stationary, or taking permanent residence after a roving course of life.
8. The act of planting or establishing, as a colony; also, to place, or the colony established; as the British settlements in America or India.
9. Adjustment; liquidation; the ascertainment of just claims, or payment of the balance of a account.
1 . Akjustment of differences; pacification; reconcisiation; as the settlement of disputes or controversies.
11. The ordaining or installment of a clergyman over a parish or a congregation.
12. A sum of money or other property granted to a minister on his ordination, exclusive of his salary.
13. Legal residence or establishment of a person in a particular parish or town, which entitles him to maintenance if a pauper, and subjects the parish or town to his support. In England, the poor are supported by the parish where they have a settlement. In New England they are supported by the town. In England, the statutes 12 Richard II. and 19 Henry VII. seem to be the first rudiments of parish settlements. By statute 13 and 14 Ch. II. a legal settlement is declared to be gained by birth, by inhabitancy, by apprenticeship, or by service for forty days. But the gaining of a settlement by so short a residence produced great evils, which were remedied by statute 1 James II.
14. Act of settlement, in British history, the statute of 12 and 13 William III. by which the crowd was limited to his present majesty's house, or the house of Orange.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SETTLE
Set "tle, n. Etym: [OE. setel, setil, a seat, AS. setl: akin to OHG. sezzal, G. sessel, Goth. sitls, and E. sit. sq. root154. See Sit. ]
1. A seat of any kind. [Obs. ] "Upon the settle of his majesty " Hampole.
2. A bench; especially, a bench with a high back.
3. A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part. And from the bottom upon the ground, even to the lower settle, shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit. Ezek. xliii. 14.Settle bed, a bed convertible into a seat. [Eng. ]
SETTLE
Set "tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Settled; p. pr. & vb. n. Settling. ]Etym: [OE. setlen, AS. setlan. sq. root154. See Settle, n. In senses 7, 8, and 9 perhaps confused with OE. sahtlen to reconcile, AS. sahtlian, fr. saht reconciliation, sacon to contend, dispute. Cf. Sake. ]
1. To place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; esp. , to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, or the like. And he settled his countenance steadfastly upon him, until he was ashamed. 2 Kings viii. 11. (Rev. Ver. ) The father thought the time drew on Of setting in the world his only son. Dryden.
2. To establish in the pastoral office; to ordain or install as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish; as, to settle a minister. [U. S.]
3. To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to render quiet; to still; to calm; to compose. God settled then the huge whale-bearing lake. Chapman. Hoping that sleep might settle his brains. Bunyan.
4. To clear of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink; to render pure or clear; -- said of a liquid; as, to settle coffee, or the grounds of coffee.
5. To restore or bring to a smooth, dry, or passable condition; -- said of the ground, of roads, and the like; as, clear weather settles the roads.
6. To cause to sink; to lower; to depress; hence, also, to render close or compact; as, to settle the contents of a barrel or bag by shaking it.
7. To determine, as something which is exposed to doubt or question; to free from unscertainty or wavering; to make sure, firm, or constant; to establish; to compose; to quiet; as, to settle the mind when agitated; to settle questions of law; to settle the succession to a throne; to settle an allowance. It will settle the wavering, and confirm the doubtful. Swift.
8. To adjust, as something in discussion; to make up; to compose; to pacify; as, to settle a quarrel.
9. To adjust, as accounts; to liquidate; to balance; as, to settle an account.
1 . Hence, to pay; as, to settle a bill. [Colloq. ] Abbott.
11. To plant with inhabitants; to colonize; to people; as, the French first settled Canada; the Puritans settled New England; Plymouth was settled in 162 . To settle on or upon, to confer upon by permanent grant; to assure to. "I... have settled upon him a good annuity. "Addison. -- To settle the land (Naut. ), to cause it to sink, or appear lower, by receding from it.
Syn. -- To fix; establish; regulate; arrange; compose; adjust; determine; decide.
SETTLE
SETTLE Set "tle, v. i.
1. To become fixed or permanent; to become stationary; to establish one's self or itself; to assume a lasting form, condition, direction, or the like, in place of a temporary or changing state. The wind came about and settled in the west. Bacon. Chyle. .. runs through all the intermediate colors until it settles in an intense red. Arbuthnot.
2. To fix one's residence; to establish a dwelling place or home; as, the Saxons who settled in Britain.
3. To enter into the married state, or the state of a householder. As people marry now and settle. Prior.
4. To be established in an employment or profession; as, to settle in the practice of law.
5. To become firm, dry, and hard, as the ground after the effects of rain or frost have disappeared; as, the roads settled late in the spring.
6. To become clear after being turbid or obscure; to clarify by depositing matter held in suspension; as, the weather settled; wine settles by standing. A government, on such occasions, is always thick before it settles.Addison.
7. To sink to the bottom; to fall to the bottom, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reserveir.
8. To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, as the foundation of a house, etc.
9. To become calm; to cease from agitation. Till the fury of his highness settle, Come not before him. Shak.
1 . To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement; as, he has settled with his creditors.
11. To make a jointure for a wife. He sighs with most success that settles well. Garth.
SETTLEDNESS
SETTLEDNESS Set "tled *ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being settled; confirmed state. [R.] Bp. Hall.
SETTLEMENT
SETTLEMENT Set "tle *ment, n.
1. The act of setting, or the state of being settled. Specifically: -
SETTLER
SETTLER Set "tler, n.
1. One who settles, becomes fixed, established, etc.
2. Especially, one who establishes himself in a new region or a colony; a colonist; a planter; as, the first settlers of New England.
3. That which settles or finishes; hence, a blow, etc. , which settles or decides a contest. [Colloq. ]
4. A vessel, as a tub, in which something, as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle.
New American Oxford Dictionary
settle
set tle 1 |ˈsetl ˈsɛdl | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem ): every effort was made to settle the dispute. • end (a legal dispute ) by mutual agreement: the matter was settled out of court | [ no obj. ] : he sued for libel and then settled out of court. • determine; decide on: exactly what goes into the legislation has not been settled | [ no obj. ] : they had not yet settled on a date for the wedding. • pay (a debt or account ): his bill was settled by charge card | [ no obj. ] : I settled up with your brother for my board and lodging. • complete the administration and distribution of a decedent's estate. • (settle something on ) give money or property to (someone ) through a deed of settlement or a will. • [ no obj. ] (settle for ) accept or agree to (something that one considers to be less than satisfactory ): it was too cold for champagne so they settled for a cup of tea. • dated silence (someone considered a nuisance ) by some means: he told me to hold my tongue or he would find a way to settle me. 2 [ no obj. ] adopt a more steady or secure style of life, esp. in a permanent job and home: one day I will settle down and raise a family. • [ with adverbial of place ] make one's permanent home somewhere: in 1863 the family settled in London. • begin to feel comfortable or established in a new home, situation, or job: she settled in happily with a foster family | he had settled into his new job. • [ with obj. ] establish a colony in: European immigrants settled much of Australia. • (settle down to ) turn one's attention to; apply oneself to: Catherine settled down to her studies. • become or make calmer or quieter: [ no obj. ] : after a few months the controversy settled down | [ with obj. ] : try to settle your puppy down before going to bed. 3 [ no obj. ] sit or come to rest in a comfortable position: he settled into an armchair. • [ with obj. ] make (someone ) comfortable in a particular place or position: she allowed him to settle her in the taxi. • [ with obj. ] move or adjust (something ) so that it rests securely: she settled her bag on her shoulder. • fall or come down onto a surface: dust from the mill had settled on the roof. • (of suspended particles ) sink slowly in a liquid to form sediment; (of a liquid ) become clear or still through this process: sediment settles near the bottom of the tank | he pours a glass and leaves it on the bar to settle. • (of an object or objects ) gradually sink down under its or their own weight: they listened to the soft ticking and creaking as the house settled. • (of a ship or boat ) sink gradually. PHRASES settle one's affairs make any necessary arrangements, such as writing a will, before one's death. settle someone's hash see hash 1. DERIVATIVES set tle a ble adjective, set tled ness noun ORIGIN Old English setlan ‘to seat, place, ’ from settle 2 .
settle
set tle 2 |ˈsɛdl ˈsetl | ▶noun a wooden bench with a high back and arms, typically incorporating a box under the seat. ORIGIN Old English setl ‘a place to sit, ’ of Germanic origin; related to German Sessel and Latin sella ‘seat, ’ also to sit .
settlement
set tle ment |ˈsetlmənt ˈsɛdlmənt | ▶noun 1 an official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict: unions succeeded in reaching a pay settlement | the settlement of the Sino-Japanese war. • a formal arrangement made between the parties to a lawsuit in order to resolve it, esp. out of court: the owner reached an out-of-court settlement with the plaintiffs. 2 a place, typically one that has hitherto been uninhabited, where people establish a community: the little settlement of Buttermere. • the process of settling in such a place: the early settlement of Queensland. • the action of allowing or helping people to do this: he was involved in the sale and settlement of Crown land. 3 Law an arrangement whereby property passes to a succession of people as dictated by the settlor. • the amount or property given. 4 the action or process of settling an account. 5 subsidence of the ground or a structure built on it: a boundary wall, which has cracked due to settlement, is to be replaced.
Settlement, Act of
Settlement, Act of a statute of 1701 that vested the British Crown in Sophia of Hanover (granddaughter of James I of England and VI of Scotland ) and her Protestant heirs, so excluding Roman Catholics, including the Stuarts, from the succession. Sophia's son became George I.
settlement house
set tle ment house |ˈsɛdlmənt haʊz | ▶noun an institution in an inner-city area providing educational, recreational, and other social services to the community.
settler
set tler |ˈsetl-ər, ˈsetlər ˈsɛtlər | ▶noun a person who settles in an area, typically one with no or few previous inhabitants.
Oxford Dictionary
settle
settle 1 |ˈsɛt (ə )l | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem ): the unions have settled their year-long dispute with Hollywood producers. • end (a legal dispute ) by mutual agreement: if the dispute was not settled it was possible there would be strike action | [ no obj. ] : he sued for libel and then settled out of court. • reach a decision about; determine: exactly what goes into the legislation has not been settled | [ no obj. ] : they had not yet settled on a date for the wedding. • [ no obj. ] (settle for ) accept or agree to (something that one considers to be less than satisfactory ): it was too cold for champagne so they settled for a cup of tea. 2 [ with obj. ] pay (a debt or account ): his bill was settled by charge card | [ no obj. ] : I settled up with your brother for my board and lodging. • (settle something on ) give money or property to (someone ) through a deed of settlement or a will. 3 [ no obj. ] adopt a more steady or secure style of life, especially in a permanent job and home: one day I will settle down and raise a family. • [ with adverbial of place ] make one's permanent home somewhere: in 1863 the family settled in London. • [ with obj. ] establish a colony in: European immigrants settled much of Australia. • begin to feel comfortable or established in a new situation: he had settled into his new job. • (settle down to ) turn one's attention to; apply oneself to: Catherine settled down to her studies. • become or make calmer or quieter: [ no obj. ] : after a few months the controversy settled down | [ with obj. ] : try to settle your puppy down before going to bed. • [ with obj. ] dated silence (a troublesome person ) by some means: he told me to hold my tongue or he would find a way to settle me. 4 [ no obj., with adverbial of place ] sit or come to rest in a comfortable position: he settled into an armchair. • [ with obj. and adverbial of place ] make (someone ) comfortable in a particular place or position: she allowed him to settle her in the taxi. • [ with obj. ] move or adjust (something ) so that it rests securely: she settled her bag on her shoulder. • (especially of snow ) fall on to a surface and remain there: traffic came to a standstill after the snow began to settle | dust from the mill had settled on the roof. • [ no obj. ] (of suspended particles ) sink slowly in a liquid to form sediment. • (of a liquid ) become clear or still as suspended particles sink: he watched his pint settling. • [ no obj. ] (of an object or objects ) gradually sink down under its or their own weight: they listened to the soft ticking and creaking as the house settled. • [ no obj. ] (of a ship ) begin to sink. PHRASES settle one's affairs (or estate ) make any necessary arrangements, such as writing a will, before one's death. settle someone's hash see hash 1. DERIVATIVES settleable adjective ORIGIN Old English setlan ‘to seat, place ’, from settle 2 .
settle
settle 2 |ˈsɛt (ə )l | ▶noun a wooden bench with a high back and arms, typically incorporating a box under the seat. ORIGIN Old English setl ‘a place to sit ’, of Germanic origin; related to German Sessel and Latin sella ‘seat ’, also to sit .
settlement
settle |ment |ˈsɛt (ə )lm (ə )nt | ▶noun 1 an official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict: unions succeeded in reaching a pay settlement | [ mass noun ] : the settlement of the boundary disputes. • a formal arrangement made between the parties to a lawsuit in order to resolve it, especially out of court: the award was made as an out-of-court settlement by the driver's insurance firm. 2 a place, typically one which has previously been uninhabited, where people establish a community: one of the oldest Viking settlements in western Europe. • [ mass noun ] the process of establishing a settlement or settlements: a continent where settlement is at the mercy of geography. • [ mass noun ] the action of allowing or helping people to establish settlements. 3 Law an arrangement whereby property passes to a succession of people as dictated by the settlor. • the property given under a settlement. • short for marriage settlement. 4 [ mass noun ] the action or process of settling an account. 5 [ mass noun ] subsidence of the ground or a structure built on it: a boundary wall, which has cracked due to settlement, is to be replaced.
Settlement, Act of
Settlement, Act of a statute of 1701 that vested the British Crown in Sophia of Hanover (granddaughter of James I of England and VI of Scotland ) and her Protestant heirs, so excluding Roman Catholics, including the Stuarts, from the succession. Sophia's son became George I.
settlement house
settle |ment house ▶noun an institution in an inner-city area, typically sponsored by a church or college, providing educational, recreational, and other social services to the community.
settler
set |tler |ˈsɛtlə | ▶noun a person who settles in an area, typically one with no or few previous inhabitants.
American Oxford Thesaurus
settle
settle verb 1 they settled the dispute: resolve, sort out, solve, clear up, end, fix, work out, iron out, straighten out, set right, rectify, remedy, reconcile; informal patch up. ANTONYMS prolong. 2 she settled their affairs: put in order, sort out, tidy up, arrange, organize, order, clear up. 3 they settled on a date for the wedding: decide on, set, fix, agree on, name, establish, arrange, appoint, designate, assign; choose, select, pick. 4 she went down to the lobby to settle her bill: pay, settle up, square, clear, defray. 5 they settled for a 4.2 \% raise: accept, agree to, assent to; formal accede to. 6 he settled in Otsego County: make one's home in, set up home in, take up residence in, put down roots in, establish oneself in; live in, move to, emigrate to. 7 immigrants settled much of Australia: colonize, occupy, inhabit, people, populate. 8 Catherine settled down to her work: apply oneself to, get down to, set about, attack; concentrate on, focus on, devote oneself to. 9 the class wouldn't settle down : calm down, quiet down, be quiet, be still; informal shut up. 10 a brandy will settle your nerves: calm, quiet; Brit. quieten, soothe, pacify, quell; sedate, tranquilize. ANTONYMS agitate, disturb. 11 he settled into an armchair: sit down, seat oneself, install oneself, ensconce oneself, plant oneself; informal park oneself, plunk oneself. 12 a butterfly settled on the flower: land, come to rest, alight, descend, perch; archaic light. 13 when the stirring stops, the sediment settles: sink, subside, fall, gravitate. ANTONYMS rise.
settlement
settlement noun 1 a pay settlement: agreement, deal, arrangement, resolution, bargain, understanding, pact. 2 the settlement of the dispute: resolution, settling, solution, reconciliation. 3 a frontier settlement: community, colony, outpost, encampment, post; village, commune; historical plantation, clearing. 4 the settlement of the area: colonization, settling, populating; historical plantation. 5 the settlement of their debts: payment, discharge, liquidation, clearance.
settler
settler noun the settlers were ill-prepared for the severe winter ahead: colonist, colonizer, frontiersman, frontierswoman, pioneer, bushwhacker; immigrant, newcomer; historical homesteader. ANTONYMS native.
Oxford Thesaurus
settle
settle verb 1 every effort was made to settle the dispute: resolve, sort out, reach an agreement about, find a solution to, find an answer to, solve, clear up, bring to an end, fix, work out, iron out, smooth over, straighten out, deal with, put right, set right, put to rights, rectify, remedy, reconcile; informal patch up; archaic compose. ANTONYMS prolong. 2 Joyce settled their affairs in London: put in order, sort out, straighten out, tidy up, order, arrange, organize, adjust, clear up, set to rights, regulate, systematize. 3 they had not yet settled on a date for the wedding: decide on, set, fix, come to a decision about, agree on, name, determine, establish, arrange, arrive at, appoint, designate, assign; confirm; choose, select, pick. 4 she went down to the lobby to settle her bill: pay, pay in full, settle up, discharge, square, clear, defray, liquidate, satisfy. 5 the union settled for a 4.2 \% pay increase this autumn: accept, agree to, accede to, acquiesce in, assent to; compromise on. 6 in 1863, the family settled in London: make one's home, set up home, take up residence, put down roots, establish oneself; go to live, move to, emigrate to; N. Amer. set up housekeeping in; formal become domiciled in. ANTONYMS move away from. 7 European immigrants settled much of Australia: colonize, establish a colony in, occupy; people, inhabit, populate. 8 Catherine settled down to her work: apply oneself to, turn one's attention to, address oneself to, get down to, set about, set to work on, begin to tackle, attack; concentrate on, focus on, devote oneself to. 9 settle down, all of you! calm down, quieten down, be quiet, be still, relax. 10 a small brandy had helped to settle her nerves: calm, calm down, quieten, quiet, soothe, compose, pacify, lull, subdue, quell; sedate, tranquillize. ANTONYMS agitate, disturb. 11 he settled into an armchair: sit down, seat oneself, install oneself, plant oneself, ensconce oneself, plump oneself, flump; informal park oneself, plonk oneself. ANTONYMS stand up. 12 come and read to Tom while I settle him: make comfortable, tuck in, bed down. 13 a butterfly settled on the flower: land, come to rest, come down, alight, light, descend, perch. ANTONYMS take off. 14 sediment settles near the bottom of the tank: sink, subside, fall, gravitate; precipitate out. ANTONYMS rise.
settlement
settlement noun 1 unions succeeded in reaching a pay settlement: agreement, deal, arrangement, resolution, accommodation, bargain, understanding, pact; compromise; decision, conclusion, determination. 2 the settlement of the dispute: resolution, sorting out, settling, solution, solving, bringing to an end, working out, smoothing over, reconciliation; successful arbitration /mediation /brokering; informal patching up; archaic composition. 3 a remote frontier settlement: community, colony, outpost, encampment; trading post, post; village, hamlet; kibbutz, commune; American Indian pueblo, rancheria; S. African werf; NZ kainga; Archaeology terramare; historical plantation. 4 the settlement of the area: colonization, settling, populating, peopling; historical plantation. 5 the settlement of his debt: payment, discharge, defrayal, liquidation, settling, settling up, clearance, clearing, satisfaction; archaic reckoning.
settler
settler noun colonist, colonizer, frontiersman, frontierswoman, pioneer; immigrant, newcomer; Brit. incomer; N. Amer. historical homesteader, habitant, redemptioner, squatter.
Duden Dictionary
Settlement
Sett le ment Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈsɛtl̩mənt |das Settlement; Genitiv: des Settlements, Plural: die Settlements englisch 1 Niederlassung, Ansiedlung, Kolonie 2 ohne Plural eine soziale Bewegung in England gegen Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts 3 Börsenwesen Abwicklung und Erfüllung eines Börsengeschäfts 4 Wirtschaft Übereinkunft
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
settle
set tle 1 /sét (ə )l /〖原義は 「置く, 座らせる 」〗(名 )settlement, settler 動詞 ～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; -tling →分詞 settled 自動詞 1 〈2者が 〉 «…と /…を求めて » 和解する , 仲直りする «with /for » ▸ She settled with her ex-husband for $320,000 .彼女は32万ドルで前夫と和解した 2 〖settle ＋ 副詞 〗〈人が 〉定住する , 落ち着く ; 植民する (!副詞 はin, intoなどを伴う場所の表現 ) ▸ settle in London ロンドンに定住する ▸ settle into a new house 新居に落ち着く ▸ The Dutch settled in South Africa .オランダ人は南アフリカに植民した 3 〖settle ＋ 副詞 〗〈ほこり かす 雪などが 〉積もる , たまる (!副詞 はon, to, into, inなどを伴う場所などの表現 ) ▸ The dust has settled on the books .本の上にほこりがたまった ▸ The snow is settling on her umbrella .雪が彼女のかさに積もりつつある ▸ Those seeds must settle to the bottom .それらの種は底にたまるに違いない 4 〖settle ＋ 副詞 〗〈人が 〉 (心地よい姿勢に )落ち着く , (ゆったりと )座る , 寝転がる (!副詞 は場所 様態の表現 ) ▸ settle (down ) in the chair いすに腰をかける ▸ settle back against the pillow まくらにゆったりともたれる ▸ settle (down ) to sleep 寝つく (≒settle oneself to sleep; ↓他動詞 5 )5 〈建物 地盤などが 〉 (ゆっくりと )沈下する .6 〈神経 腹などが 〉落ち着く , 鎮静する ▸ My stomach settled and I felt like eating something .私の胃も落ち着いて食欲が出てきた 7 ｟主に文 ｠〖～ ＋ 副詞 〗〈感情 気分 性質などが 〉 «…に » 影響を与える , «…を » 覆う «over , on , in , around » ▸ Silence settled on the wood .静寂が森を覆った ▸ Despair settled over her heart .絶望感が彼女の心を襲った 8 〈表情などが 〉【顔に 】浮かぶ ; 〈顔 表情などが 〉 «…に » なる «into » .9 〈鳥 昆虫などが 〉 «…に » 止まる «on » .10 〈暗やみ 霧などが 〉【場所に 】立ち込める , 降りる , «…を » 覆う «on , over » .他動詞 1 〈訴訟 論争 けんかなど 〉を解決する , …の決着をつける ▸ settle a lawsuit 訴訟にけりをつける ▸ The case was settled out of court .その件は (訴訟に持ち込まず )示談で片がついた ▸ settle a dispute [an argument ]論争に決着をつける ▸ They settled their differences .彼らは仲違いに決着をつけた ▸ settle the question 疑問を解決する 2 〈土地 〉に定住する , 植民する (colonize ); 〈人 〉を定住させる (!しばしば受け身で ) ▸ The continent was not settled by Europeans .その大陸はヨーロッパ人によって植民されたのではない ▸ sparsely settled regions 人口の少ない地方 3 【人に 】〈勘定 借金など 〉を払う «to » ▸ settle the bill [accounts ]勘定を支払う ▸ settle a debt [claim ]借金 [賠償金 ]を払う 4 〈人が 〉〈事 〉を決定する ; 〖it is ～d that節 /wh節 〗…ということ […か ]が決まっている ▸ settle the price of a new product 新製品の値段を決める ▸ (It's ) all settled . We are meeting next Saturday .よし決まった . 今度の土曜日に会うことにしよう ▸ Let them settle the matter for themselves .彼らにその問題を自分で決めさせなさい ▸ That settles it !(それ以上悩みたくないので )それで決まり 5 〖settle A ＋ 副詞 〗(心地よい姿勢に )A 〈人 〉を落ち着かせる ; 〖～ oneself 〗落ち着く (down , back )▸ settle oneself in [into ] a chair いすに腰を下ろす ▸ settle a child to sleep 子供を寝かしつける 6 ｟かたく ｠(旅行 死の前に )〈財産 身辺など 〉を整理する ; 〘法 〙【人に 】〈財産など 〉を譲る , 贈与する «on , upon » ▸ settle one's affairs 身辺を整理する ▸ settle one's estate on one's son 息子に財産を譲る 7 〈神経 腹など 〉を落ち着かせる , 鎮静させる ▸ settle one's mind [nerves ]心 [神経 ]を落ち着ける ▸ This medicine will settle your stomach .この薬を飲むとお腹の具合が良くなるよ 8 〖～ A ＋副詞 〗(注意深く )A 〈物 〉を置く , 据え付ける (!副詞 は場所の表現 ) ▸ settle a clock on the wall 壁に時計を据え付ける ▸ settle one's hat on one's head 帽子をしっかりかぶる 9 【人に対する 】〈恨み 〉を晴らす «with » ▸ settle (some (old )) scores 恨みを晴らす s è ttle d ó wn 1 〈人が 〉 (興奮を静めて )落ち着く ▸ All right, settle down, settle down .大丈夫, 落ち着いて, 落ち着いて 2 (定住 結婚 就職などによって )落ち着く , 身を固める ▸ get married and settle down 結婚して身を固める 3 〈人が 〉【仕事 行為などに 】(落ち着いて )集中する «to » ; «…することに » 集中する «to do » ▸ settle down to one's job 仕事に専念する ▸ I can't settle down to study [work ].落ち着いて勉強 [仕事 ]ができない 4 ↑自動詞 4 .5 (新しい生活 仕事などに )慣れる ▸ settle down at school 学校に慣れる 6 〈事態 勢いなどが 〉落ち着く .s è ttle A d ó wn [d ó wn A ]1 ↑他動詞 5 .2 (興奮を鎮めて )A 〈人 〉を落ち着かせる .s é ttle for A (一歩譲って )A 〈物 事 〉で我慢しておく, (我慢して )A 〈事 物 〉で手を打つ (!Aは 名詞 動名; 受け身にしない ) ▸ He wouldn't settle for anything less .彼はそれ以下のものでは満足しようとしなかった ▸ I had to settle for (being ) second best .2番で我慢しなければならなかった s è ttle í n 1 (新しい家 仕事 環境などに )落ち着く , 慣れる ▸ “How is the new office? ” “Well, I'm still settling in .”「新しい職場はどうだい 」「そうね, まだちょっと落ち着かないって感じ 」2 «…を過ごすために » くつろぐ «for » ▸ They all settled in for the night .彼らはみんなその夜をくつろいで過ごした s é ttle in [into ] A 1 ↑自動詞 2 .2 A 〈新しい環境など 〉に慣れる .s é ttle A in [into ] B A 〈人 〉をB 〈新しい環境など 〉に慣れさせる .s é ttle into A (落ち着いて )A 〈状態 〉になる ▸ settle into silence 静まる s é ttle on [｟よりかたく ｠upon ] A 1 〈複数の人が 〉 (議論の後選んで )A 〈事 人 〉にする [決める ], Aを決める (!(1 )受け身が可能. (2 )進行形にしない ) ▸ settle on a time of starting 出発の時間を決める 2 ｟主に文 ｠〈目 視線が 〉A 〈人 物 〉に止まる ▸ Her eyes settled on a piece of paper .彼女の視線が1枚の紙の上に止まった s è ttle one s è lf d ó wn ↑他動詞 5 .s é ttle to A ｟英 ｠〈人が 〉A 〈仕事 行為など 〉に集中する .s è ttle ú p 【人に 】(借金を )支払う, 清算する «with » .
settle
set tle 2 名詞 C セトル 〘木製の長いすで, 背もたれが高く座部の下に収納場所がある 〙.
settled
s é t tled 形容詞 1 〖feel /be ～〗〈人が 〉 (生活 仕事などに )満足している, 居心地が良い .2 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗安定した 〈生活 天候など 〉; しっかり [確固 ]とした, 固定した (steady ).3 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗一定の, 不変の 〈状態 体系など 〉.4 決着した, 清算済みの (→pending ).
settlement
set tle ment /sét (ə )lmənt /→settle 1 名詞 複 ～s /-ts /1 U ｟かたく ｠〖具体例では 可算 ; 通例修飾語を伴って 〗合意, 決着 , 解決 , 和解 (agreement ); 示談 (金 )▸ reach [achieve ] a settlement with A Aと合意に達する ▸ a negotiated [political, peaceful ] settlement 交渉による [政治的, 平和的 ]解決 ▸ a divorce [peace ] settlement 離婚 [和平 ]調停 ▸ agree to a $100,000 out-of-court settlement 10万ドルでの示談に応じる 2 a. C 〖通例修飾語を伴って 〗居留地 , (開拓地としての )入植地 ▸ a Jewish settlement ユダヤ人居住地 ▸ an ancient settlement 古代の集落 b. U «…への » 入植 , 移民 «of » ▸ the settlement of the New World 新世界への植民 3 U 〖具体例では 可算 〗借金の支払い ▸ a check in settlement 返済のための小切手 ▸ a cash settlement 現金による返済 4 U 〖具体例では 可算 〗【人への 】財産の贈与 «on , upon » ▸ make an enormous settlement on [upon ] A Aに莫大 （ばくだい ）な財産を贈る 5 U (地盤などの )沈下 .6 C 社会福祉事業 (団 ), セツルメント .
settler
set tler /sét (ə )lə r /→settle 1 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 入植者 , 開拓移民 ▸ Japanese settlers in Brazil 日系ブラジル移民
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