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to settle down

c. to settle down: To subside into indolence or contentment.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > be contented or satisfied [verb (intransitive)] > subside into contentment

to settle down1853

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > be slothful or lazy [verb (intransitive)] > subside into indolence

to settle down1853

1853 F. W. Faber All for Jesus (1854) 328 It is incredible how soon people can make themselves comfortable in low things... If it were not for this fatal facility of settling down [etc.].

1862 W. H. Dixon in Lady Morgan Memoirs II. ii. 22 Lady Morgan was always anxious that Sir Charles should exert himself and not settle down into indolent comfort.

extracted from settlev.

to settle down (to)

a. intransitive. To come to an end of a series of changes or fluctuations and assume a definite form or condition. Const. in, into. Also to settle down (to).

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > be unchanging [verb (intransitive)]

standc1275

inherea1617

settle1684

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > cause to come or go down [verb (transitive)] > lay or put down > to original place

to settle down (to)1684

1684 T. Burnet Theory of Earth i. v. 53 The Chaos..was wrought by degrees from one form into another, till it setled at length into an habitable Earth.

1731 J. Arbuthnot Ess. Nature Aliments vi. 86 Our Aliment in the form of Chyle..is whitish, by..Circulation, it runs through all the intermediate Colours, till it settles in an intense Red.

1828 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I II. ii. 32 The elements of war are often gradually accumulating before they settle into an open rupture.

1852 C. Tomlinson Cycl. Useful Arts (1854) I. 775/2 [The ball of glass] settles by cooling into a form similar to that of Fig. 1078.

1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. vii. vi. 236 The Duke..blushed blue, then red, and various colours; at length settling into steady pale.

1859 Habits Good Society vii. 250 This smile should not settle into a simper.

1900 A. Quiller-Couch Old Fires & Profitable Ghosts viii Young men who have run through all beliefs by the age of twenty and settled down to a polite but weary atheism.

extracted from settlev.

to settle down

c. to settle down: to drop into a regular or uniform rate of movement.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > move [verb (intransitive)] > settle into regular or uniform motion

to settle down1899

1899 Daily News 5 June 3/7 Sweet Mart colt settled down with a clear lead.

extracted from settlev.

to settle down

b. intransitive. ‘To establish a domestic state’ (Johnson); chiefly in to marry and settle, to settle in life (see life n. 12f). Also to settle down.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > [verb (intransitive)] > establish residence

wickc897

telda1325

buildc1340

nestlea1382

to take (up) one's inn (or inns)a1400

to hold (also keep, make, take, etc.) one's mansiona1425

to take one's lodgec1475

reside1490

inhabit1548

to settle one's rest1562

to sit down1579

to set up (or in) one's staff (of rest)1584

to set (up) one's rest1590

nest1591

to set down one's rest1591

roost1593

inherit1600

habituate1603

seat1612

to take up (one's) residencea1626

settle1627

pitch1629

fix1638

locate1652

to marry and settle1718

domesticate1768

domiciliate1815

to hang up one's hat1826

domicile1831

to stick one's stakes1872

homestead1877

to put down roots1882

to hang one's hat1904

localize1930

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > action or fact of marrying > marry [verb (intransitive)] > marry and settle

to marry and settle1718

to settle down1869

1718 M. Prior Alma ii, in Poems Several Occasions (new ed.) 340 As people marry now, and settle, Fierce love abates his usual mettle.

1738 J. Swift Compl. Coll. Genteel Conversat. 102 Why don't you marry, and settle?

1822 T. De Quincey Confessions Eng. Opium-eater 29 My landlady..had but lately married away and ‘settled’ (as such people express it) for life.

1830 M. T. Sadler Law of Population I. 564 Their very object in leaving their native countries is to settle in life, a phrase that needs no explanation.

1869 J. Greenwood Seven Curses London ii. 19 At sixteen..the pair embark in housekeeping and ‘settle down’.

1891 G. Chamier Philosopher Dick v. 120 ‘Didn't I tell you he was a looking hout for some crib to settle down.’ ‘Settle down, indeed! What do you mean?’ ‘Why, he's about to get spliced.’

1911 G. B. Shaw Getting Married Pref. in Doctor's Dilemma 118 They had all, as they called it, settled down, like balloons that had lost their lifting margin of gas.

1928 E. O'Neill Strange Interlude vi. 230 He looks pretty dissipated..too many women..ought to get married and settle down.

extracted from settlev.

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单词	to settle down
释义	> as lemmas to settle down c. to settle down: To subside into indolence or contentment. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > be contented or satisfied [verb (intransitive)] > subside into contentment to settle down1853 the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > be slothful or lazy [verb (intransitive)] > subside into indolence to settle down1853 1853 F. W. Faber All for Jesus (1854) 328 It is incredible how soon people can make themselves comfortable in low things... If it were not for this fatal facility of settling down [etc.]. 1862 W. H. Dixon in Lady Morgan Memoirs II. ii. 22 Lady Morgan was always anxious that Sir Charles should exert himself and not settle down into indolent comfort. extracted from settlev. to settle down (to) a. intransitive. To come to an end of a series of changes or fluctuations and assume a definite form or condition. Const. in, into. Also to settle down (to). ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > be unchanging [verb (intransitive)] standc1275 inherea1617 settle1684 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > cause to come or go down [verb (transitive)] > lay or put down > to original place to settle down (to)1684 1684 T. Burnet Theory of Earth i. v. 53 The Chaos..was wrought by degrees from one form into another, till it setled at length into an habitable Earth. 1731 J. Arbuthnot Ess. Nature Aliments vi. 86 Our Aliment in the form of Chyle..is whitish, by..Circulation, it runs through all the intermediate Colours, till it settles in an intense Red. 1828 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I II. ii. 32 The elements of war are often gradually accumulating before they settle into an open rupture. 1852 C. Tomlinson Cycl. Useful Arts (1854) I. 775/2 [The ball of glass] settles by cooling into a form similar to that of Fig. 1078. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. vii. vi. 236 The Duke..blushed blue, then red, and various colours; at length settling into steady pale. 1859 Habits Good Society vii. 250 This smile should not settle into a simper. 1900 A. Quiller-Couch Old Fires & Profitable Ghosts viii Young men who have run through all beliefs by the age of twenty and settled down to a polite but weary atheism. extracted from settlev. to settle down c. to settle down: to drop into a regular or uniform rate of movement. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > move [verb (intransitive)] > settle into regular or uniform motion to settle down1899 1899 Daily News 5 June 3/7 Sweet Mart colt settled down with a clear lead. extracted from settlev. to settle down b. intransitive. ‘To establish a domestic state’ (Johnson); chiefly in to marry and settle, to settle in life (see life n. 12f). Also to settle down. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > [verb (intransitive)] > establish residence wickc897 telda1325 buildc1340 nestlea1382 to take (up) one's inn (or inns)a1400 to hold (also keep, make, take, etc.) one's mansiona1425 to take one's lodgec1475 reside1490 inhabit1548 to settle one's rest1562 to sit down1579 to set up (or in) one's staff (of rest)1584 to set (up) one's rest1590 nest1591 to set down one's rest1591 roost1593 inherit1600 habituate1603 seat1612 to take up (one's) residencea1626 settle1627 pitch1629 fix1638 locate1652 to marry and settle1718 domesticate1768 domiciliate1815 to hang up one's hat1826 domicile1831 to stick one's stakes1872 homestead1877 to put down roots1882 to hang one's hat1904 localize1930 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > action or fact of marrying > marry [verb (intransitive)] > marry and settle to marry and settle1718 to settle down1869 1718 M. Prior Alma ii, in Poems Several Occasions (new ed.) 340 As people marry now, and settle, Fierce love abates his usual mettle. 1738 J. Swift Compl. Coll. Genteel Conversat. 102 Why don't you marry, and settle? 1822 T. De Quincey Confessions Eng. Opium-eater 29 My landlady..had but lately married away and ‘settled’ (as such people express it) for life. 1830 M. T. Sadler Law of Population I. 564 Their very object in leaving their native countries is to settle in life, a phrase that needs no explanation. 1869 J. Greenwood Seven Curses London ii. 19 At sixteen..the pair embark in housekeeping and ‘settle down’. 1891 G. Chamier Philosopher Dick v. 120 ‘Didn't I tell you he was a looking hout for some crib to settle down.’ ‘Settle down, indeed! What do you mean?’ ‘Why, he's about to get spliced.’ 1911 G. B. Shaw Getting Married Pref. in Doctor's Dilemma 118 They had all, as they called it, settled down, like balloons that had lost their lifting margin of gas. 1928 E. O'Neill Strange Interlude vi. 230 He looks pretty dissipated..too many women..ought to get married and settle down. extracted from settlev. < as lemmas
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