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settle accounts with

settle accounts with verb: to bring (an argument, etc.) to a peaceful but resigned conclusion.

Verb

settle accounts with (third-person singular simple present settles accounts with, present participle settling accounts with, simple past and past participle settled accounts with)

  1. To bring (an argument, etc.) to a peaceful but resigned conclusion.

Forms of settle accounts with

third-person singular presentsettles accounts with
present participlesettling accounts with
past participlesettled accounts with
pastsettled accounts with

Questions about settle accounts with

What does settle accounts with mean?
Settle accounts with means to bring (an argument, etc.) to a peaceful but resigned conclusion.
What part of speech is settle accounts with?
Settle accounts with is a verb.
What is the past tense of settle accounts with?
The past tense of settle accounts with is settled accounts with.

Words near settle accounts with in the dictionary

  1. Settla
  2. settlability
  3. settlable
  4. settle
  5. settle a score
  6. settle accounts with
  7. settle bed
  8. settle beds
  9. settle down
  10. settle for
  11. settle in

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