settle

çözmek, uzlaşmaya varmak

Bir tartışmayı veya hukuki sorunu sona erdirecek bir çözüm bulmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To find an answer that ends an argument or legal problem.

• We settled our argument.
• The two companies settled the case yesterday.
• Can you help us settle this dispute?

Nasıl kullanılır: settle something with someone (We settled the dispute with our neighbours.)

Eş anlamlılar: resolve

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: settle a dispute, settle an argument, settle a case

kararlaştırmak, karar vermek

Bir konuda son ve kesin kararı vermek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To make a final decision about something.

• That settles the matter.
• We have settled on a name for the baby.
• Have you settled the date yet?

Nasıl kullanılır: settle on something (We settled on a date for the wedding.)

Eş anlamlılar: decide, determine

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: settle the matter, settle a date, settle the question

yerleşmek, iskân etmek

Bir yere taşınıp orayı evin yapmak veya insanları orada yaşamaları için yerleştirmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To move to a place and make it your home, or bring people there to live.

• They settled in Canada.
• Many families settled near the river.
• The island was settled several centuries ago.

Nasıl kullanılır: settle in a place (Her family settled in a small coastal town.)

Eş anlamlılar: make a home, populate

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: settle in something, settle a region, settle near someone

sakinleşmek, durulmak

Sakin, sessiz veya hareketsiz duruma gelmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To become calm, quiet, or still.

• Please settle down.
• The class finally settled after the teacher arrived.
• The sea should settle by morning.

Nasıl kullanılır: settle down (The children settled down after lunch.); settle someone down (A quiet story helped settle the baby down.)

Eş anlamlılar: calm down, quiet down

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: settle down, settle someone down

yerleşmek, çökmek

Bir yere gelip orada kalmak; rahatça yerleşmek veya dibe çökmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To move into a position and stay there, often comfortably or near the bottom.

• The dust slowly settled.
• He settled into his favourite chair.
• Small stones had settled at the bottom of the jar.

Nasıl kullanılır: settle into something (She settled into a comfortable chair.); settle on something (Dust settled on the shelves.)

Eş anlamlılar: come to rest

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: settle into something, settle at bottom, settle in something

yetinmek, razı olmak

Daha iyisini istemiş olsan da elindeki seçeneği kabul etmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To accept something although you wanted something better.

• Do not settle for less.
• She settled for a sandwich because the kitchen was closed.
• Would you settle for second place?

Nasıl kullanılır: settle for something (We wanted a bigger flat but settled for this one.)

Eş anlamlılar: make do with

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: settle for something, settle for less