settles

US: /ˈsɛtəɫz/

UK: /sˈɛtə‍lz/


English - Vietnamese dictionary

settle /'setl/
  • danh từ
    • ghế tủ (ghế dài có lưng dựa và phần dưới đóng thành tủ)
    • động từ
      • giải quyết, ổn định tư tưởng, dàn xếp, hoà giải
        • to settle a dispute: dàn xếp một mối bất hoà
        • to settle a doubts: giải quyết những mối nghi ngờ
        • to settle one's affairs: giải quyết công việc (thường là làm chúc thư)
      • ngồi đậu
        • to settle oneself in an armchair: ngồi vào ghế bành
        • bird settles on trees: chim đậu trên cành cây
        • to settle down to dinner: ngồi vào bàn ăn
        • to settle down to reading: sửa soạn đọc sách
      • để, bố trí
        • to settle a unit in a village: bố trí đơn vị ở một làng
        • to plant's root well down in ground: để rễ cây ăn sâu xuống đất
      • làm ăn, sinh sống; ổn định cuộc sống, an cư lạc nghiệp, định cư
        • to marry and settle down: lấy vợ và ổn định cuộc sống
        • to settle down to a married life: yên tâm làm ăn với cuộc sống gia đình
      • lắng xuống, đi vào nền nếp
        • things will soon settle into shape: mọi việc sẽ đâu vào đấy
      • chiếm làm thuộc địa
      • để lắng, làm lắng xuống, làm chìm xuống; lắng xuống, lún xuống, chìm xuống
        • the rain will settle the dust: mưa sẽ làm cho bụi lắng xuống
        • ship settles: tàu bắt đầu chìm
      • kết thúc (công việc), thanh toán, trả dứt nợ
        • I shall settle up with you next month: tháng sau tôi sẽ trả hết nợ cho anh
      • nguội dần, dịu dần
        • anger settles down: cơn giận nguôi dần
      • để lại cho, chuyển cho
        • to settle one's property on somebody: để của cải cho ai
      • (y học) định vị, khu trú (vào một bộ phận trong cơ thể) (bệnh)
      • to settle someone's hash (business)
        • trị cho ai một trận, sửa cho ai một trận; thịt ai
      • cannot settle to work
        • cannot settle to anything
          • không thể yên tâm kiên trì làm một việc gì
        • that settles the matter (question)
          • thôi thế là xong (không cần phải nói thêm nữa)

      Thesaurus dictionary

      v.
      1 arrange, order, dispose, organize, straighten out, put in or into order, compose, sort out, classify, coordinate, resolve, set to rights, reconcile:
      Ben settled his affairs before undergoing surgery.
      2 Often, settle on or upon. fix (on), decide (on), establish, appoint, set, confirm, affirm, conclude, make sure or certain (of), determine, agree (upon or on), pick, choose, select:
      Have you been able to settle on a suitable time to visit Max and Maddy?
      3 decide, reconcile, resolve, put an end to, conclude, clear up, patch up, adjust, negotiate, mediate:
      We have settled our differences.
      4 Often, settle down. take up residence, go or come or move to, dwell, reside, make one's home, abide, remain, stay, live, set up home or house, put down roots, locate, inhabit, US set up housekeeping, locate:
      They have decided to settle in Australia after George retires.
      5 Sometimes, settle down. light, alight, land, come down, put down, set down, (come to) rest or (roost), descend, perch:
      The butterfly settled on the tip of Alice's nose.
      6 populate, people, colonize, pioneer:
      That part of the country wasn't settled till late in the 19th century
      7 Usually, settle down. calm down, subside, quiet down, be or become tranquil, Chiefly Brit quieten (down):
      The class settled down and we began the lesson. I must settle down and get back to work
      8 calm, quiet, soothe, tranquillize, relax, Chiefly Brit quieten:
      He drank some camomile tea to settle his nerves.
      9 subside, sink, decline, fall:
      A great crack appeared in the wall when the house settled a bit.
      10 Often, settle up. pay, square, dispose of, clear, balance, liquidate, discharge:
      If you settle the bill, we can leave.
      11 Often, settle out. gravitate, sink, fall, precipitate (out):
      Stop shaking the container and let the sand settle to the bottom.
      12 clarify, clear:
      After about an hour, the particles will start to settle.

      Concise dictionary

      settles|settled|settling'setl
      noun
      +a long wooden bench with a back
      verb
      +settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
      +bring to an end; settle conclusively
      +settle conclusively; come to terms
      +take up residence and become established
      +come to terms
      +go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
      +become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
      +become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
      +establish or develop as a residence
      +come to rest
      +become clear by the sinking of particles
      +arrange or fix in the desired order
      +accept despite complete satisfaction
      +end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
      +dispose of; make a financial settlement
      +cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
      +sink down or precipitate
      +fix firmly
      +get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
      +make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
      +form a community
      +come as if by falling

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