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settle with

settle with verb: to get revenge on (someone); to resolve a grudge with (someone).

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To get revenge on (someone); to resolve a grudge with (someone).

Forms of settle with

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

Questions about settle with

What does settle with mean?
Settle with means to get revenge on (someone); to resolve a grudge with (someone).
What part of speech is settle with?
Settle with is a verb.
What is the past tense of settle with?
The past tense of settle with is settled with.

Words near settle with in the dictionary

  1. settle one's affairs
  2. settle someone's hash
  3. settle the score
  4. settle up
  5. settle upon
  6. settle with
  7. settleability
  8. settleable
  9. settleables
  10. settled
  11. settled a score

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