The word "settle" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it as a verb when you want to express the idea of reaching a decision, bringing an argument to an end, or coming to an agreement. Example: After several hours of negotiation, the two sides finally settled on a compromise.
It is time to settle this European question in British politics".
The Europe fanatic with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the last quarter-century of EU politics was supposed to settle down to memoir-scribbling.
A town in Michigan will levy a one-time tax hike on the city's homeowners to pay nearly $1.4m to settle a lawsuit with a man who was beaten by a police officer.
The BBC assures me that as things settle down only coverage from the Olympic venues will be nuked.
But even before he could feel the tarmac beneath his feet and settle into the sleek grey Jaguar idling on the apron, the reality of his predicament became clear.
With England's World Cup campaign starting against Australia in Melbourne on 14 February, Morgan and the coach, Peter Moores, need to settle on their strongest XI as soon as possible.
When you compare the gentle coverage the royals receive in the US media with what they get on their home turf, you wonder why they don't quietly slip away and settle in, say, Orlando, Florida.
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