settle
verb (used with object)
to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
settles
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present tense formof settle (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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December Brent settles down 0.3% at $109.55 a barrel, and December WTI falls 0.5% to $98.54.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
City have appealed against the verdict, but until the dust settles and final decisions are made, this Premier League season is in a holding pattern.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
“Verity” is no different, allowing Johnson to move her character between suspicion and warmth with languid ease as she settles into Verity’s Vermont home to work.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
It is often confused with the International Court of Justice, also based in The Hague, which settles disputes between countries.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Mama settles down at a table in the food court with her cooking-club binder.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
