Sunday, August 31, 2025
Explain meaning of phrasal verbs ‘settle on’, ‘settle for’, ‘settle in’.
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‘settle on’ means ‘make a decision with ~’.
I think I have settled on something.
I settled on a company dental plan.
We couldn’t settle on a place to eat. so we just ordered pizza.
‘settle on’ means ‘accept something even if it’s not satisfying’.
They were out of white, so I settled for black.
Should we just settle for this one?
We had to settle for what we had.
‘settle in’ means ‘getting used to a new place or environment’.
I just started this job, so I’am still settling in.
I haven’t fully settled in yet.
Are you settling in okay?