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settle in

settle in verb: to get comfortable or established, as in a new place.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To get comfortable or established, as in a new place.
    • I had just sat down in my favorite easy chair and settled in when the phone rang.
    • It took me several months to settle in after the move to New York.
    Synonyms:
    ensconce
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see settle, in.
    • The colonists settled in Montreal.
    • She intended to settle in the practice of law.

Synonyms of settle in

Forms of settle in

third-person singular presentsettles in
present participlesettling in
past participlesettled in
pastsettled in

Questions about settle in

What does settle in mean?
Settle in means to get comfortable or established, as in a new place.
What part of speech is settle in?
Settle in is a verb.
What is the past tense of settle in?
The past tense of settle in is settled in.

Words near settle in in the dictionary

  1. settle accounts with
  2. settle bed
  3. settle beds
  4. settle down
  5. settle for
  6. settle in
  7. settle into
  8. settle on
  9. settle one's account
  10. settle one's affairs
  11. settle someone's hash

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