Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

settle for

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: set-tle -for
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To accept or allow something, especially something not entirely desirable.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"He couldn't afford the expensive headphones, so he decided to settle for the lower-quality set."
"As the game entered three minutes of stoppage time, both sides almost snatched the win. Substitute Admir Mehmedi was inches away with Hart beaten and Stewart Downing, on for Walcott, shot weakly into the side-netting with the last kick of the game as England had to settle for a point."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

settles for (present, singular) settling for (participle, present) settled for (participle, past) settled for (past)

Synonyms

make do

Questions

What does settle for mean?: To accept or allow something, especially something not entirely desirable.

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