"settle in" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-settle in.ogg Forms: settles in [present, singular, third-person], settling in [participle, present], settled in [participle, past], settled in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} settle in (third-person singular simple present settles in, present participle settling in, simple past and past participle settled in)
  1. (idiomatic) To get comfortable or established, as in a new place. Tags: idiomatic Translations (to become established): accomodarsi (Italian), assestarsi (Italian), ambientarsi (Italian), asentarse (Spanish), afincarse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-settle_in-en-verb-TBSqq0tT Disambiguation of 'to become established': 96 4
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see settle, in.
    Sense id: en-settle_in-en-verb-RRMnrFvz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "in", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 35 65 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 23 77

Inflected forms

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