settle down

— Phrasal Verb with settle

/ˈsetl/ verb

Definition

STAY › to start living in a place where you intend to stay for a long time, usually with a partner: Do you think he'll ever settle down and have a family?

FEEL HAPPY › to start to feel happy and confident with a new situation: Has she settled down in her new job?

(Definition of settle down from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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