Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

settle in

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: set-tle in
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

verb

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

Example Sentences

"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."
"Changing trains at Hereford, I catch the West Midlands Class 170 that is waiting for me at Platform 1. Plonking myself in a table bay, I settle in to enjoy the trip on what is another quiet train - well, until Ledbury, where a couple of dozen people are waiting."
"The colonists settled in Montreal."
"She intended to settle in the practice of law."

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

ensconce

Questions

What does settle in mean?: To get comfortable or established, as in a new place.

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