"settle" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

settle verbo

settle + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 54
settle disputes • settle scores • settle charges • settle claims • settle accounts • settle things • settle one's differences • ...
verbo + settle
Kolokacji: 20
begin settling • help settle • agree to settle • decide to settle • try to settle • begin to settle • allow to settle • want to settle • ...
settle + preposición
Kolokacji: 60
settle down • settle on • settle into • settle over • settle upon • settle onto • ...
settle + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 85
finally settle • eventually settle • settle permanently • originally settled • quickly settle • settle comfortably • later settle • well settled • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 18
(1) finally, eventually
Kolokacji: 2
1. settle gently = uspokój się łagodnie settle gently
2. settle heavily = uspokój się ciężko settle heavily
3. settle lightly = uspokój się lekko settle lightly
4. settle softly = uspokój się łagodnie settle softly
5. settle slightly = uspokój się nieznacznie settle slightly
  • The tackle groaned; the shaft settled slightly as the ropes stretched.
  • There was a jar, the ship rolled, settled slightly aslant.
  • The freshly painted house and the steps had, each in its own direction, settled slightly out of plumb.
  • But it was only the broken vessel, creaking and settling slightly.
  • The Magician settled slightly in his chair, relaxing.
  • Because the floor often settles slightly, particularly if the soil beneath it becomes saturated in spring, a more elastic filler is necessary.
  • His face settled into a remote yet also slightly calculating expression.
  • Julius took a deep breath, feeling his own nerves settle slightly.
  • The stone settled slightly, and ground out some sand, but did not collapse.
  • The house shuddered on its foundations, and seemed to settle slightly.
(9) happily, contentedly
Kolokacji: 2
(10) quietly, low, uneasily
Kolokacji: 3
(11) amicably, peacefully
Kolokacji: 2
(13) immediately, directly
Kolokacji: 2
(16) shortly, briefly, silently
Kolokacji: 3
(17) simply, merely
Kolokacji: 2
(18) properly, right
Kolokacji: 2

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