verb
1. settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground (Freq. 4)
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dust settled on the roofs
• Syn: ↑settle
• Hyponyms: ↑sediment
• Verb Frames:
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Something is ——ing PP
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Somebody ——s PP
2. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style (Freq. 4)
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He finally settled down
• Syn: ↑settle, ↑root, ↑take root, ↑steady down
• Hyponyms: ↑roost
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s
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Somebody ——s PP
3. become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation (Freq. 1)
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After the fight both men need to cool off.
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It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again.
• Hypernyms: ↑change state, ↑turn
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s
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Somebody ——s
Useful english dictionary. 2012.