settle

Where “settle” sits in English frequency

Definition

1. 1
   To conclude or resolve (something):
2. 2
   To conclude or resolve (something):
3. 3
   To conclude or resolve (something):
4. 4
   To conclude or resolve (something):
5. 5
   To conclude or resolve (something):
6. 6
   To conclude or resolve (something):
7. 7
   To conclude or resolve (something):
8. 8
   To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).
9. 9
   To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).
10. 10
    To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).
11. 11
    To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).
12. 12
    To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).
13. 13
    To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).
14. 14
    To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.
15. 15
    To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.
16. 16
    To establish or become established in a steady position:
17. 17
    To establish or become established in a steady position:
18. 18
    To establish or become established in a steady position:
19. 19
    To establish or become established in a steady position:
20. 20
    To establish or become established in a steady position:
21. 21
    To establish or become established in a steady position:
22. 22
    To establish or become established in a steady position:
23. 23
    To establish or become established in a steady position:
24. 24
    To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare settle down.)
25. 25
    To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare settle down.)
26. 26
    To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place).
27. 27
    To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact.
28. 28
    To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact.
29. 29
    To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact.
30. 30
    To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact.
31. 31
    To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact.
32. 32
    To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact.
33. 33
    To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact.
34. 34
    Of an animal: to make or become pregnant.

Etymology

From a merger of two verbs: * Middle English setlen, from Old English setlan (“to settle, seat, put to rest”), from Old English setl (“seat”) (compare Dutch zetelen (“to be established, settle”)) and * Middle English sahtlen, seihtlen (“to reconcile, calm, subside”), from Old English sahtlian, ġesehtlian (“to reconcile”), from Old English saht, seht (“settlement, agreement, reconciliation, peace”) (see saught, -le). German siedeln (“to settle”) is related to the former of the two verbs, but is not an immediate cognate of either of them.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esttle,setle,setlte,settel,settlle,ssettle,stetle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of settle - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

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