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settle in

verb

  1. (adverb) to become or help to become adapted to and at ease in a new home, environment, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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If peace can last, he said, he wants to revive his business so he can settle in a house, buy furniture, get married and build a family.

"They want to do everyone proud and learn as much as they can. I wish they could have come a week or two before their courses started to help them settle in."

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The pressure to settle in, make friends, manage new responsibilities, and keep up with academic demands can quickly become overwhelming.

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It has, understandably, taken slightly longer for him to settle in England having arrived after the conclusion of this summer's Club World Cup.

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Kartal lost her serve three times in the first set as she struggled to settle in against her Czech opponent.

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