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What is the difference between settle in and settle down ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between settle in and settle down ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Settle is to solve something(e.g. You need to solve all this.)
Settle down is accommodate in a certain place(e.g. Are you going to settle down here?)
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"Settle in" means to make yourself comfortable somewhere. Like, after you move house you are "settling in". Or, "you won't move the cat off that chair, it looks like he has settled in."
You could also use it for other things like that.
"Settle down" has several meanings. A teacher might say it to a class:
"Come on, settle down." - it means calm down
We also say "settle down" for young people when they meet somebody long term and get a home. "I knew she would settle down one day."
It can also be for a larger event like calming unrest in a country. "The situation in Colombia has settled down."
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@Ri-na: It's a good question. See http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/engl...
Settle in;
to become familiar with somewhere new, such as a new house, job, or school, and to feel comfortable and happy there:
example:
Once we've settled in, we'll have you over for dinner.
Settle down
(FEEL COMFORTABLE)
also settle into somewhere to become familiar with a place and to feel happy and confident in it:
Example:
She quickly settled down in
her new house/job/school.
More examples
The children soon settled
down and started their work. Come on, have a cup of tea and settle down. Have you settled down in your new house yet?
(MAKE HOME)
to start living in a place where you intend to stay for a long time, usually with your partner:
Example:
Eventually I'd like to settle down and have a family, but not yet.
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