settle
/ˈset̬·əl/ v [I/T] (AGREE)Definition
› to reach a decision or an agreement about something, or to end a disagreement: [T] Rogers paid $2 million to settle the lawsuit. [T] Americans turn to a dictionary to settle questions of language. [I] Negotiators are hopeful the two sides will settle. settle out of court › If you settle out of court, you reach an agreement in a legal case without holding a trial in court: The defendant agreed to settle out of court.
(Definition of settle v (AGREE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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