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1. phrasal verb

When someone settles down, they start living a quiet life in one place, especially when they get married or buy a house.

One day I'll want to settle down and have a family. [VERB PARTICLE]

As a southerner, he did not want to move north, fearing that he 'might never settledown in the provinces'. [VERB PARTICLE preposition/adverb]

2. phrasal verb

If a situation or a person that has been going through a lot of problems or changes settles down, they become calm.

Though previously troubled by civil strife, Kashmir has settled down. [VERB PARTICLE]

We saw the therapist four times, and the children have now settled down. [VERB PARTICLE]

3. phrasal verb

If you settle down to do something or to something, you prepare to do it and concentrate on it.

He got his coffee, came back and settled down to listen. [VERB PARTICLE to-infinitive]

They settled down to some serious work. [VERB PARTICLE + to]

4. phrasal verb

If you settle down for the night, you get ready to lie down and sleep.

They put up their tents and settled down for the night. [VERB PARTICLE]

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(= live stable life) 开(開)始过(過)安稳(穩)的日子 (kǎishǐ guò ānwěn de rìzi)
(= make o.s. comfortable) 舒舒服服地歇下来(來) (shūshū fúfú de xiē xiàlái)
1. (= become calm) [person] 适(適)应(應) (shìyìng)
2. [situation] 平静(靜)下来(來) (píngjìng xiàlái)
  to settle down to do sth 定下心来(來)做某事 (dìng xià xīn lái zuò mǒushì)

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释义	Trends of settle down View usage for: settle down 1. phrasal verb When someone settles down, they start living a quiet life in one place, especially when they get married or buy a house. One day I'll want to settle down and have a family. [VERB PARTICLE] As a southerner, he did not want to move north, fearing that he 'might never settledown in the provinces'. [VERB PARTICLE preposition/adverb] 2. phrasal verb If a situation or a person that has been going through a lot of problems or changes settles down, they become calm. Though previously troubled by civil strife, Kashmir has settled down. [VERB PARTICLE] We saw the therapist four times, and the children have now settled down. [VERB PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb If you settle down to do something or to something, you prepare to do it and concentrate on it. He got his coffee, came back and settled down to listen. [VERB PARTICLE to-infinitive] They settled down to some serious work. [VERB PARTICLE + to] 4. phrasal verb If you settle down for the night, you get ready to lie down and sleep. They put up their tents and settled down for the night. [VERB PARTICLE] More Synonyms of settle down See full dictionary entry for settle settle down in British English verb (adverb, mainly intr) 1. (also tr) to make or become quiet and orderly 2. (often foll by to) to apply oneself diligently please settle down to work 3. to adopt an orderly and routine way of life, take up a permanent post, etc, esp after marriage settle down in American English 1. to take up permanent residence, a regular job, etc.; lead a more routine, stable life, as after marriage 2. to become less nervous, restless, or erratic 3. to become calm as by diminishing in force 4. to apply oneself steadily or attentively See full dictionary entry for settle Examples of 'settle down' in a sentence settle down Now she sat on her bunk, hands folded, waiting patiently for Bauman to settle down. Smith, Mitchell STONE CITY For two weeks, he can't have enough of her and then things settle down to a more usual pace. Appiganesi, Lisa DREAMS OF INNOCENCE I'd told him I was going to settle down with the TV then have an early night. Val McDermid KICK BACK (2002) In other languages settle down British English: settle down /ˈsɛtl daʊn/ VERB When someone settles down, they start living a quiet life in one place, especially when they get married or buy a house. One day I'll settle down and have a family. American English: settle down Arabic: يَسْتَقِرُّ Brazilian Portuguese: instalar-se Chinese: 定居 Croatian: smiriti se Czech: usadit se v životě Danish: slå sig ned Dutch: vestigen (zich) European Spanish: asentarse Finnish: rauhoittua French: s’installer German: beruhigen Greek: νοικοκυρεύομαι Italian: stabilirsi Japanese: 落ち着く住居 Korean: 정착하다 Norwegian: slå seg til ro Polish: osiedlić się European Portuguese: assentar Romanian: a se așeza Russian: остепениться Latin American Spanish: apaciguarse Swedish: slå sig till ro Thai: ตั้งรกราก Turkish: yerleşmek Ukrainian: осістиperfective Vietnamese: an cư Chinese translation of 'settle down' settle down vi (= live stable life) 开(開)始过(過)安稳(穩)的日子 (kǎishǐ guò ānwěn de rìzi) (= make o.s. comfortable) 舒舒服服地歇下来(來) (shūshū fúfú de xiē xiàlái) (= become calm) [person] 适(適)应(應) (shìyìng) [situation] 平静(靜)下来(來) (píngjìng xiàlái) to settle down to do sth 定下心来(來)做某事 (dìng xià xīn lái zuò mǒushì) See settle All related terms of 'settle down' to settle down to do sth 定下心来(來)做某事 dìng xià xīn lái zuò mǒushì settle up ▶ to settle up (with sb) 付清欠(某人的)账(賬) fùqīng qiàn (mǒurén de) zhàng settle on ( decide on : object ) 决(決)定 juédìng settle into ( school, job etc ) 习(習)惯(慣)于(於) xíguàn yú settle in 适(適)应(應) shìyìng settle for 勉强(強)认(認)可 miǎnqiǎng rènkě 1 (phrasal verb) in the sense of put down roots Definition to adopt an orderly and routine way of life, esp. after marriage One day I'll want to settle down and have a family. Synonyms put down roots get married have a home stop moving from place to place 2 (phrasal verb) in the sense of quieten Definition to make or become quiet and orderly The children have now settled down. Synonyms quieten be still relax wind down become quiet stop rushing around 3 (phrasal verb) in the sense of go to bed They put up their tents and settled down for the night. Synonyms go to bed I go to bed quite early. retire She retires early most nights. turn in Would you like some tea before you turn in? go to sleep hit the sack (slang) I hit the sack early. hit the hay (slang) See settle Additional synonyms in the sense of hit the sack Definition to go to bed I hit the sack early. Synonyms go to bed, retire, turn in (informal), bed down, hit the hay (slang) in the sense of retire Definition to go to bed She retires early most nights. Synonyms go to bed, turn in (informal), go to sleep, hit the sack (slang), go to your room, kip down (British, slang), hit the hay (slang) in the sense of turn in Definition to go to bed for the night Would you like some tea before you turn in? Synonyms go to bed, go to sleep, hit the sack (slang), retire for the night, hit the hay (slang) Nearby words of settle down setting up settle settle a score settle down settle down to something settle for something settle in Related terms of settle down settle down to something Synonyms of 'settle down' settle down Explore 'settle down' in the dictionary
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