settle down

verb

settled down; settling down; settles down

1

: to become quiet, calm, or orderly

Settle down, children.

When things settle down here, I'll come for a visit.

2

: to begin to live a quiet and steady life by getting a regular job, getting married, etc.

They swore they would never settle down and get married.

3

: to put oneself into a comfortable position

He settled down for the night.

4

: to become quiet and begin giving one's attention to something

They quickly settled down to their work.

Examples of settle down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Once the game was knotted up at three, Bennett settled down and made sure to keep it that way. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026

Films suggest that the real stuff of life happens before a person settles down, all the romance and adventures and growing and failing, leaving little room to imagine what on earth happens next. —Eva Wiseman, Vogue, 7 May 2026

But, there was confidence that, once things settled down after the inevitable settling in-period, the team would soon start climbing the table. —Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 May 2026

Plus, regional cities offer Gen Zers a rare shot at settling down in a house of their own. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 May 2026

Rhymes for settle down

• chinatown
• tumbledown
• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown