Settleable example sentences
settleable
definition
- adjective form of settle
set·tle
verb
settle (verb) · settles (third person present) · settled (past tense) · settled (past participle) · settling (present participle)
- resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem):
- end (a legal dispute) by mutual agreement:
- determine; decide on:
- complete the administration and distribution of a decedent's estate.
- accept or agree to (something that one considers to be less than satisfactory):
- pay (a debt or account):
- give money or property to (someone) through a deed of settlement or a will:
- adopt a more steady or secure style of life, especially in a permanent job and home:
- make one's permanent home somewhere:
- move with a group of others to live in (a new country or area, especially one inhabited by people of a different ethnic or religious group, or one regarded as sparsely populated):
- begin to feel comfortable or established in a new situation:
- turn one's attention to; apply oneself to:
- become or make calmer or quieter:
- silence (someone considered a nuisance) by some means:
- sit or come to rest in a comfortable position:
- make (someone) comfortable in a particular place or position:
- move or adjust (something) so that it rests securely:
- fall or come down onto a surface:
- (of suspended particles) sink slowly in a liquid to form sediment; (of a liquid) become clear or still through this process:
- (of an object or objects) gradually sink down under its or their own weight:
- (of a ship or boat) sink gradually: