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settle

settle

Meaning of settle

become calm

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British English/tə ˈsetl/
American English/tu ˈsɛtəl/
Russian transcription[ustənɐˈvlʲivat͡sə]
settle
settle - устанавливаться
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settle with Russian translation

settle usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Подождём, пока погода не начнёт устанавливаться, прежде чем начать пикник.

Wait for the weather to settle before we start the picnic.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

После шторма ветер обычно начинает устанавливаться к вечеру.

After the storm the wind should settle by evening.

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settle belongs to the topic "Types of Weather". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

settleустанавливаться
seasons of the yearвремена года
springвесна
winterзима
beginначинаться
endзаканчиваться
temperatureтемпература

settle synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between settle / calm down / die down / stabilize / subside / ease off

🇬🇧English
settle

same core meaning: to become calm, stable, or established

B1Very Often

After the storm the weather finally settled.

После шторма погода наконец устаканилась.

🇬🇧English

to become less agitated or excited; often about people or situations

B1Very Often

The wind calmed down after midnight.

Ветер утих после полуночи.

🇬🇧English

to decrease in intensity (wind, noise, storm) until almost gone

B1Often

The storm died down in the early hours.

Буря утихла под утро.

S
🇬🇧English
stabilize

to become steady or stable; often used in technical, medical, or weather contexts

B2Often

Temperatures stabilized after a week of fluctuation.

Температура стабилизировалась после недели колебаний.

🇬🇧English

to become less intense or severe; used for storms, floods, pain, emotions

B2Often

Floodwaters subsided after three days.

Вода отступила через три дня.

🇬🇧English

to reduce in intensity; informal phrasal verb often used for rain or pressure

B1Often

The rain will ease off later this afternoon.

Дождь ослабнет поздно днем.

🇬🇧English

to become less severe or stop (commonly used about rain or storms)

B1Often

The rain finally let up around noon.

Дождь наконец ослабел около полудня.

🇬🇧English

to set up or found something, or to prove/confirm; more formal than 'settle'

B2Often

A pattern was established after several months of data — the weather settled into a pattern.

После нескольких месяцев наблюдений установился шаблон — погода устаканилась в определённом режиме.

🇬🇧English

to decrease in intensity or amount; more formal and literary than 'die down' or 'subside'

B2Rarely

The storm abated by morning.

К утру буря ослабла.

L
🇬🇧English
lull

as a noun: a temporary period of calm; as a verb: to cause a decrease in activity or intensity

B2Rarely

There was a lull in the storm during the afternoon.

Днем наступило затишье в буре.

R
🇬🇧English
relent

to become less severe or to give in; often used about attitudes or conditions becoming less harsh

B2Rarely

The wind relented after hours of gusts.

Ветер ослабел после нескольких часов порывов.

🇬🇧English

to make or become less extreme, severe, or intense; often used in neutral/formal contexts

B2Often

Conditions moderated by evening and the rain stopped.

К вечеру условия смягчились, и дождь прекратился.

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How to pronounce settle and what this word means

settle translation: устанавливаться. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce settle

/tə ˈsetl/

settle translation

устанавливаться

settle examples

Wait for the weather to settle before we start the picnic.

settle transcription

/tə ˈsetl/, /tu ˈsɛtəl/

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settle meaning: what does it mean?

become calm

settle pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

settle is pronounced as /tə ˈsetl/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

settle definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Wait for the weather to settle before we start the picnic. Translation: Подождём, пока погода не начнёт устанавливаться, прежде чем начать пикник.

Is settle part of Types of Weather vocabulary?

Yes, settle (устанавливаться) can be learned in the Types of Weather topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is settle part of Weather and Seasons vocabulary?

Yes, settle (устанавливаться) can be learned in the Weather and Seasons topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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