settle down

phrasal verb

settled down; settling down; settles down

: to become quiet, calm, or orderly

Settle down, children.

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

: 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.

: to put oneself into a comfortable position

He settled down for the night.

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

They quickly settled down to their work.

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Hallmark’s first-ever gay Christmas romance is a sparkly, trope-y film about the virtues of settling down and starting a family in a glitzy world where homophobia doesn’t exist. —

Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024 Thinking about settling down with his girlfriend, Summer House’s Paige DeSorbo, caused Conover to make the change. —

Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024 San Francisco, in contrast, has never found a stretch this season where things have settled down, having yet to win consecutive games all season. —

Andrew Greif, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2024 This is ideal for those who love to host events, but also for those who enjoy settling down at the end of the night with a drink in hand. —

Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for settle down