settle
1[ set-l ]
/ ˈsɛt l /
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verb (used with object), set·tled, set·tling.
verb (used without object), set·tled, set·tling.
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Origin of settle
1before 1000; Middle English set(t)len,Old English setlan (attested once) to place, derivative of setlsettle2; compare Dutch zetelen
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Definition for settle (2 of 2)
settle2
[ set-l ]
/ ˈsɛt l /
noun
a long seat or bench, usually wooden, with arms and a high back.
Origin of settle
2before 900; Middle English: seat, sitting place, Old English setl; cognate with German Sessel armchair, Gothic sitls seat, Latin sella saddle; akin to sit1
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British Dictionary definitions for settle (1 of 2)
settle1
/ (ˈsɛtəl) /
verb
Derived forms of settle
settleable, adjectiveWord Origin for settle
Old English setlan; related to Dutch zetelen; see settle ²
British Dictionary definitions for settle (2 of 2)
settle2
/ (ˈsɛtəl) /
noun
a seat, for two or more people, usually made of wood with a high back and arms, and sometimes having a storage space in the boxlike seat
Word Origin for settle
Old English setl; related to Old Saxon, Old High German sezzal
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