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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
settle down
Hello,
Is settle down used instead of "settle in" in this sentence: "She quickly settled down in her new house"? Is it not more common to say "She quickly settled into her new house"? I usually hear "settle in" in such contexts.
We can settle into armchairs, can't we?
Is settle down used instead of "settle in" in this sentence: "She quickly settled down in her new house"? Is it not more common to say "She quickly settled into her new house"? I usually hear "settle in" in such contexts.
We can settle into armchairs, can't we?
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"settle down" has the idea of becoming calm after a time of great movement or activity. Eventually, all adventurous young men will want to settle down, get married and have a family. The hunter-gatherers settled down on good land and became farmers.
- "settle down" has the idea of becoming calm after a time of great movement or activity.
- Eventually, all adventurous young men will want to settle down, get married and have a family.
- The hunter-gatherers settled down on good land and became farmers.
- Tell your dog to settle down and stop barking and jumping.
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"settle down" has the idea of becoming calm after a time of great movement or activity.
Eventually, all adventurous young men will want to settle down, get married and have a family.
The hunter-gatherers settled down on good land and became farmers.
Tell your dog to settle down and stop barking and jumping.
Eventually, all adventurous young men will want to settle down, get married and have a family.
The hunter-gatherers settled down on good land and became farmers.
Tell your dog to settle down and stop barking and jumping.
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Thumbs up to that. I am familiar with this meaning of the verb. But when we move into a new house, we need some time to settle in. At least I think so. I wouldn't use "down" here. Can we say that people who move from town to town eventually settle down somewhere?
In the sentence about the dog, it is used in the sense of "calm down". Can we actually use calm down instead in this sentence?
In the sentence about the dog, it is used in the sense of "calm down". Can we actually use calm down instead in this sentence?
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Gene93Thumbs up to that. I am familiar with this meaning of the verb. But when we move into a new house, we need some time to settle in. At least I think so. I wouldn't use "down" here."Settle in" has a different meaning. It means to get accustomed to new surroundings.
So which expression you use depends on the story line.
Gene93
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Thank you,
Cambridge's definition is rather similar to the one of "settle in". To become familiar with a place and to feel happy and confident in it. That's what it says. And we also have "settle into somewhere" in brackets. That's what confused me.
Cambridge's definition is rather similar to the one of "settle in". To become familiar with a place and to feel happy and confident in it. That's what it says. And we also have "settle into somewhere" in brackets. That's what confused me.
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