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Settled Settle Quiet,Calm Peaceful:He Waited Audience Spoke.Settle Down,Children

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settle down
Back 1 to (cause to) become quiet,calm and peaceful:He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke.Settle down,children! She settled the baby down at last.2 to make oneself comfortable:She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep. 3 to begin to concentrate on something,eg work:He settled down to (do) his schoolwork. 4 to (begin to) work,live etc in a quiet,calm etc way:He is settling down well in his new school/job.Isn't it time you got married and settled down?

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