How to pronounce settle
American English pronunciation
SET-ul
- IPA
- /ˈsɛtəl/
- Syllables
- SET · ul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What settle means
Most people know settle in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A long wooden bench with a high back and arms
In a sentence: Grandpa sat on the settle by the fire and kept his boots in the chest under its seat.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Old English setl, meaning a seat, from an old root meaning to sit.
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