"settle accounts with" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: settles accounts with [present, singular, third-person], settling accounts with [participle, present], settled accounts with [participle, past], settled accounts with [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} settle accounts with (third-person singular simple present settles accounts with, present participle settling accounts with, simple past and past participle settled accounts with)
  1. To bring (an argument, etc.) to a peaceful but resigned conclusion. Categories (topical): Peace
    Sense id: en-settle_accounts_with-en-verb-En5NjVEO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "settles accounts with",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "settling accounts with",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "settled accounts with",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "settled accounts with",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "settle accounts with (third-person singular simple present settles accounts with, present participle settling accounts with, simple past and past participle settled accounts with)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Peace",
          "orig": "en:Peace",
          "parents": [
            "Security",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To bring (an argument, etc.) to a peaceful but resigned conclusion."
      ],
      "id": "en-settle_accounts_with-en-verb-En5NjVEO",
      "links": [
        [
          "argument",
          "argument"
        ],
        [
          "peaceful",
          "peaceful"
        ],
        [
          "resigned",
          "resigned"
        ],
        [
          "conclusion",
          "conclusion"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "settle accounts with"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "settles accounts with",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "settling accounts with",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "settled accounts with",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "settled accounts with",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "settle accounts with (third-person singular simple present settles accounts with, present participle settling accounts with, simple past and past participle settled accounts with)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "en:Peace"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To bring (an argument, etc.) to a peaceful but resigned conclusion."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "argument",
          "argument"
        ],
        [
          "peaceful",
          "peaceful"
        ],
        [
          "resigned",
          "resigned"
        ],
        [
          "conclusion",
          "conclusion"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "settle accounts with"
}

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