"settle" meaning in All languages combined

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        {
          "text": "They settled the dispute. Both men were happy with the results."
        }
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        "If you settle a fight, argument, case, etc., you find an answer that stops it."
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        {
          "text": "OK, it's settled: we're going to Florida this summer."
        }
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        "If something is settled, it is decided."
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        {
          "text": "She got a drink and then calmly settled herself in front of the TV."
        },
        {
          "text": "After the crash, it took some time for the dust to settle."
        },
        {
          "text": "His eyes settled on the red flower."
        },
        {
          "text": "The put the earth back into the hole. It was high, but it would settle in time."
        },
        {
          "text": "A feeling of sadness settled over them."
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "If something settles, it moves to a position where it can stay in for a long time, often in a low position."
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          "text": "This year, she would have to settle for third place."
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        "If you settle for something, you accept it even though it is not as good as you wanted."
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          "text": "After moving to Canada, they settled in Toronto."
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        "If you settle a place, you move there and live there."
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          "text": "The noisy class needs to settle down."
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        "If something settles (down), it becomes still and quiet."
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        "If you settle (up) a bill, or your affairs, you pay the money you owe and/or receive the money that others owe you."
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        "If your stomach settles, it doesn't feel sick anymore."
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      "ipa": "/ˈsɛtəl/"
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          "text": "OK, it's settled: we're going to Florida this summer."
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        "If something is settled, it is decided."
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        },
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          "text": "After the crash, it took some time for the dust to settle."
        },
        {
          "text": "His eyes settled on the red flower."
        },
        {
          "text": "The put the earth back into the hole. It was high, but it would settle in time."
        },
        {
          "text": "A feeling of sadness settled over them."
        }
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        "If something settles, it moves to a position where it can stay in for a long time, often in a low position."
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        "If your stomach settles, it doesn't feel sick anymore."
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