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Common
verb
•
To
conclude
or
resolve
(something):
To
determine
(something which was
exposed
to
doubt
or
question
); to
resolve
conclusively
; to set or
fix
(a time, an
order of succession
, etc).
To
conclude
, to
cause
(a
dispute
) to
finish
.
To
close
,
liquidate
or
balance
(an
account
) by
payment
, sometimes of
less than
is
owed
or due.
To
pay
(a
bill
).
To
adjust
differences
or
accounts
;
to come
to an
agreement
on
matters
in
dispute
.
To
conclude
a
lawsuit
by
agreement
of the
parties
rather than
a
decision
of a
court
.
•
To
place
or
arrange
in(to) a
desired
(especially:
calm
)
state
, or make
final
disposition
of (something).
To
put
into (proper)
place
; to make
sit
or
lie
properly
.
To
cause
to
no longer
be in a
disturbed
,
confused
or
stormy
; to
quiet
; to
calm
(nerves,
waters
, a
boisterous
or
rebellious
child
, etc).
to
kill
.
To
bring
or
restore
(ground,
roads
, etc) to a
smooth
,
dry
, or
passable
condition
.
•
In British English:
To
place
or
arrange
in(to) a
desired
(especially:
calm
)
state
, or make
final
disposition
of (something).
To
silence
,
especially
by
force
.
•
To become
calm
,
quiet
, or
orderly
; to
stop
being
agitated
.
•
To become
firm
,
dry
, and
hard
, like the
ground
after the
effects
of
rain
or
frost
have
disappeared
.
•
To
establish
or become
establish
ed in a
steady
position
:
To
place
in(to) a
fix
ed or
permanent
condition
or
position
or on(to) a
permanent
basis
; to make
firm
,
steady
, or
stable
; to
establish
or
fix
.
In particular
, to
establish
in life; to
fix
in business
, in a
home
, etc.
To become
married
, or a
householder
.
To be
established
in a
profession
or in
employment
.
To become
stationary
or
fixed
;
to come
to
rest
.
•
In Law:
To
establish
or become
establish
ed in a
steady
position
:
To
formally
,
legally
secure
(an
annuity
,
property
,
title
, etc) on (a person).
•
To
fix
one's
residence
in a
place
; to
establish
a
dwelling place
,
home
, or
colony
. (Compare
settle down
.)
•
To
colonize
(an
area
); to
migrate
to (a
land
,
territory
,
site
, etc).
•
To
move
(people) to (a
land
or
territory
),
so as to
colonize
it; to
cause
(people) to take
residence
in (a
place
).
•
To
sink
, or
cause
(something, or
impurities
within it) to
sink
down,
especially
so as to
become
clear
or
compact
.
To
clear
or
purify
(a
liquid
) of
dregs
and
impurities
by
causing
them to
sink
.
To
cause
to
sink
down or to be
deposited
(dregs,
sediment
, etc).
To
render
compact
or
solid
; to
cause
to become
packed
down.
To
sink
to
the bottom
of a
body
of
liquid
, as
dregs
of a
liquid
, or the
sediment
of a
reservoir
.
To
sink
gradually
to a
lower
level; to
subside
,
for example
the
foundation
of a
house
, etc.
To become
compact
due to
sinking
.
To become
clear
due to the
sinking
of
sediment
. (Used
especially
of
liquid
. also used
figuratively
.)
•
To make a
jointure
for a
spouse
.
•
Of an
animal
: to make or
become pregnant
.
noun
•
A
seat
of any kind.
•
A
long
bench
with a high
back
and
arms
, often with
chest
or
storage
space
underneath.
•
A
place
made
lower
than the
rest
; a
wide
step
or
platform
lower
than some other part. (Compare a
depression
.)
name
•
A
town
in
North Yorkshire
,
England
.
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finish
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