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Definition of Settle down

1. Verb. Settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground. "Dust settled on the roofs"

2. Verb. Become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style. "He finally settled down"

3. Verb. Become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation. "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again."

Definition of Settle down

1. Verb. To become quiet and calm after a period of restlessness. ¹

2. Verb. To establish a settled lifestyle, and especially to marry. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Settle Down

setting expansion setting fire setting foot setting forth setting hen setting in setting off setting on fire setting out setting sail

setting sun sign setting up settings settlable settle settle down (current term) settle for settle in settle on settle someone's hash

settle up settle upon settleable settleables settled settled down settled someone's hash settled up settledness settlement

Literary usage of Settle down

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The South in the Building of the Nation: A History of the Southern States by Walter Lynwood Fleming (1909)
"Clark was a frontiersman, and after the war found it difficult to settle down. He considered himself neglected by the state and Federal governments, ..."

2. The Origin and Growth of the English Constitution: An Historical Treatise by Hannis Taylor (1898)
"Teutonic invaders settle down in the midst of the continental nations. Conquest nowhere assumed the form of extermination. all the objects of Roman art, ..."

3. The Works of John C. Calhoun by John Caldwell Calhoun, Richard Kenner Crallé (1883)
"... —the united government of all the States, as well as the individual governments of each,—shall settle down in like concord and harmony. THE END. ..."

4. The Works of John C. Calhoun by John Caldwell Calhoun (1853)
"... —the united government of all the States, as well as the individual governments of each,—shall settle down in like concord and harmony. THE END. ..."

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