Phrase guide

settle in

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To get comfortable or established, as in a new place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see settle, in.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The colonists settled in Montreal.
  • She intended to settle in the practice of law.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Italian: accomodarsi — to become established
  • Italian: assestarsi — to become established
  • Italian: ambientarsi — to become established
  • Spanish: asentarse — to become established
  • Spanish: afincarse — to become established
  • Spanish: avecindarse — to become established
  • Spanish: aposentarse — to become established
  • Spanish: domiciliarse — to become established