Fix vs. Settle

Fix and Settle Definitions
Fix
To correct or set right; adjust
Fix a misspelling.
Fix the out-of-date accounts.
Settle
To end or resolve (a dispute, for example) by making a decision or coming to an agreement.
Fix
To restore to proper condition or working order; repair
Fix a broken machine.
Settle
To resolve (a lawsuit or dispute) by mutual agreement of the parties rather than by court decision.
Fix
To make ready for a specific purpose, as by altering or combining elements; prepare
Fixed the room for the guests.
Fix lunch for the kids.
Settle
To make the determinations and distributions of (a trust).
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Fix
To spay or castrate (an animal).
Settle
To make compensation for (a claim).
Fix
To influence the outcome or actions of (something) by improper or unlawful means
Fix a prizefight.
Fix a jury.
Settle
To pay (a debt).
Fix
(Informal) To take revenge upon (someone); get even with.
Settle
To put into order; arrange as desired
Settle one's affairs.
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Fix
To place securely; make stable or firm
Fixed the tent poles in the ground.
Settle
To place or arrange in a desired position
Settled the blanket over the baby.
Settled herself in an armchair.
Fix
To secure to another; attach
Fixing the notice to the board with tacks.
Settle
To agree to or fix in advance
Settled the date of the meeting in June.
Fix
To put into a stable or unalterable form
Tried to fix the conversation in her memory.
Settle
To establish as a resident or residents
Settled her family in Ohio.
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Fix
To make (a chemical substance) nonvolatile or solid.
Settle
To migrate to and establish residence in; colonize
Pioneers settled the West.
Fix
(Biology) To convert (nitrogen or carbon) into stable, biologically assimilable compounds.
Settle
To establish in a residence, business, or profession
Was finally settled in his own law practice.
Fix
To kill and preserve (a specimen) intact for microscopic study.
Settle
To restore calmness or comfort to
The hot tea settled his nerves.
Fix
To prevent discoloration of (a photographic image) by washing or coating with a chemical preservative.
Settle
To cause to sink, become compact, or come to rest
Shook the box to settle the raffle tickets.
Fix
To direct steadily
Fixed her eyes on the road ahead.
Settle
To cause (a liquid) to become clear by forming a sediment.
Fix
To capture or hold
The man with the long beard fixed our attention.
Settle
To discontinue moving and come to rest in one place
The ball settled in the grass near the green.
Fix
To set or place definitely; establish
Fixed her residence in a coastal village.
Settle
To move downward; sink or descend, especially gradually
Darkness settled over the fields. Dust settled in the road.
Fix
To determine with accuracy; ascertain
Fixed the date of the ancient artifacts.
Settle
To become clear by the sinking of suspended particles. Used of liquids.
Fix
To agree on; arrange
Fix a time to meet.
Settle
To be separated from a solution or mixture as a sediment.
Fix
To assign; attribute
Fixing the blame.
Settle
To become compact by sinking, as sediment when stirred up.
Fix
(Computers) To convert (data) from floating-point notation to fixed-point notation.
Settle
To establish one's residence
Settled in Canada.
Fix
To direct one's efforts or attention; concentrate
We fixed on the immediate goal.
Settle
To become established or localized
The cold settled in my chest.
Fix
To become stable or firm; harden
Fresh plaster will fix in a few hours.
Settle
To reach a decision; decide
We finally settled on a solution to the problem.
Fix
Chiefly Southern US To be on the verge of; to be making preparations for. Used in progressive tenses with the infinitive
We were fixing to leave without you.
Settle
To come to an agreement, especially to resolve a lawsuit out of court.
Fix
The act of adjusting, correcting, or repairing.
Settle
To provide compensation for a claim.
Fix
(Informal) Something that repairs or restores; a solution
No easy fix for an intractable problem.
Settle
To pay a debt.
Fix
The position, as of a ship or aircraft, determined by visual observations with the aid of equipment.
Settle
A long wooden bench with a high back, often including storage space beneath the seat.
Fix
A clear determination or understanding
A briefing that gave us a fix on the current situation.
Settle
To conclude or resolve (something):
Fix
An instance of arranging a special consideration, such as an exemption from a requirement, or an improper or illegal outcome, especially by means of bribery.
Settle
(transitive) To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc).
His fears were settled
She hopes to settle and questions about the plans.
The question of the succession to a throne needs to be settled.
Fix
A difficult or embarrassing situation; a predicament
"If we get left on this wreck we are in a fix" (Mark Twain).
Settle
(transitive) To conclude, to cause (a dispute) to finish.
To settle a quarrel
Fix
(Slang) An amount or dose of something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic.
Settle
(transitive) To close, liquidate or balance (an account) by payment, sometimes of less than is owed or due.
Fix
To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
Settle
To pay (a bill).
To settle a bill
Fix
(Of a piercing look) to direct at someone.
He fixed me with a sickly grin, and said, "I told you it wouldn't work!"
Settle
(intransitive) To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement on matters in dispute.
He has settled with his creditors.
Fix
(transitive) To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
A dab of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board.
A leech can fix itself to your skin without you feeling it.
The Constitution fixes the date when Congress must meet.
Settle
(intransitive) To conclude a lawsuit by agreement of the parties rather than a decision of a court.
Fix
To focus or determine (oneself, on a concept); to fixate.
She's fixed on the idea of becoming a doctor.
Settle
(transitive) To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).
To settle my affairs
To settle her estate
Fix
To prevent enemy pawns from advancing by directly opposing the most advanced one with one of one's own pawns so as to threaten to capture any advancing backward pawns.
Settle
(transitive) To put into (proper) place; to make sit or lie properly.
Fix
(transitive) To mend, to repair.
That heater will start a fire if you don't fix it.
You can't fix stupid.
Settle
(transitive) To cause to no longer be in a disturbed, confused or stormy; to quiet; to calm (nerves, waters, a boisterous or rebellious child, etc).
Fix
To prepare (food or drink).
She fixed dinner for the kids.
Settle
To silence, especially by force.
Fix
(transitive) To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular group of contestants, usually before the contest begins; to arrange immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion.
A majority of voters believed the election was fixed in favor of the incumbent.
Settle
To kill.
Fix
To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.
Rover stopped digging under the fence after we had the vet fix him.
Settle
(transitive) To bring or restore (ground, roads, etc) to a smooth, dry, or passable condition.
Clear weather settles the roads
Fix
To map a (point or subset) to itself.
Settle
(intransitive) To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.
The weather settled.
Wait until the crowd settles before speaking.
Fix
To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant.
He got caught breaking into lockers, so a couple of guys fixed him after work.
Settle
(intransitive) To become firm, dry, and hard, like the ground after the effects of rain or frost have disappeared.
The roads settled late in the spring.
Fix
(transitive) To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will make it insensitive to the action of light.
Settle
To establish or become established in a steady position:
Fix
To convert into a stable or available form.
Legumes are valued in crop rotation for their ability to fix nitrogen.
Settle
(transitive) To place in(to) a fixed or permanent condition or position or on(to) a permanent basis; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish or fix.
Fix
(intransitive) To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.
Settle
(transitive) In particular, to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, etc.
Fix
(intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.
Settle
To formally, legally secure (an annuity, property, title, etc) on (a person).
Fix
A repair or corrective action.
That plumber's fix is much better than the first one's.
Settle
(intransitive) To become married, or a householder.
Fix
A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma; a predicament.
It rained before we repaired the roof, and were we in a fix!
Settle
To be established in a profession or in employment.
Fix
(informal) A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user.
Settle
To become stationary or fixed; to come to rest.
They settled down at an inn.
The hawk settled on a branch.
Fix
A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.
Settle
(intransitive) To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. settle down.}}
The Saxons who settled in Britain
Fix
A determination of location.
We have a fix on your position.
Settle
To colonize (an area); to migrate to (a land, territory, site, etc).
The French first settled Canada
The Puritans settled New England
Plymouth was settled in 1620.
Fix
(US) fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace)
Settle
(transitive) To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place).
Fix
Fixed; solidified.
Settle
To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact.
Fix
To make firm, stable, or fast; to set or place permanently; to fasten immovably; to establish; to implant; to secure; to make definite.
An ass's nole I fixed on his head.
O, fix thy chair of grace, that all my powersMay also fix their reverence.
His heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord.
And fix far deeper in his head their stings.
Settle
(transitive) To clear or purify (a liquid) of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink.
To settle coffee, or the grounds of coffee
Fix
To hold steadily; to direct unwaveringly; to fasten, as the eye on an object, the attention on a speaker.
Sat fixed in thought the mighty Stagirite.
One eye on death, and one full fix'd on heaven.
Settle
(transitive) To cause to sink down or to be deposited (dregs, sediment, etc).
To settle the sediment out of the water
Fix
To transfix; to pierce.
Settle
(transitive) To render compact or solid; to cause to become packed down.
To settle the chips in the potato chip bag by shaking it
Fix
To render (an impression) permanent by treating with a developer to make it insensible to the action of light.
Settle
(intransitive) To sink to the bottom of a body of liquid, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reservoir.
Fix
To put in order; to arrange; to dispose of; to adjust; to set to rights; to set or place in the manner desired or most suitable; hence, to repair; as, to fix the clothes; to fix the furniture of a room.
Settle
(intransitive) To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, for example the foundation of a house, etc.
Fix
To line the hearth of (a puddling furnace) with fettling.
Settle
(intransitive) To become compact due to sinking.
The chips in the bag of potato chips settled during shipping.
Fix
To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.
Your kindness banishes your fear,Resolved to fix forever here.
Settle
(intransitive) To become clear due to the sinking of sediment. Used especially of liquid. also used figuratively.
Wine settles by standing
Fix
To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.
Settle
To make a jointure for a spouse.
Fix
A position of difficulty or embarassment; predicament; dilemma.
Is he not living, then? No. is he dead, then? No, nor dead either. Poor Aroar can not live, and can not die, - so that he is in an almighty fix.
Settle
(ambitransitive) Of an animal: to make or become pregnant.
Fix
Fettling.
Settle
(archaic) A seat of any kind.
Fix
Informal terms for a difficult situation;
He got into a terrible fix
He made a muddle of his marriage
Settle
A long bench with a high back and arms, often with chest or storage space underneath.
Fix
Something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug;
She needed a fix of chocolate
Settle
(obsolete) A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part. Compare a depression.
Fix
The act of putting something in working order again
Settle
A seat of any kind.
Fix
An exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear;
Collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers
Settle
A bench; especially, a bench with a high back.
Fix
A determination of the location of something;
He got a good fix on the target
Settle
A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part.
And from the bottom upon the ground, even to the lower settle, shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit.
Fix
Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken;
She repaired her TV set
Repair my shoes please
Settle
To place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; esp., to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, or the like.
And he settled his countenance steadfastly upon him, until he was ashamed.
The father thought the time drew onOf setting in the world his only son.
Fix
Cause to be firmly attached;
Fasten the lock onto the door
She fixed her gaze on the man
Settle
To establish in the pastoral office; to ordain or install as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish; as, to settle a minister.
Fix
Decide upon or fix definitely;
Fix the variables
Specify the parameters
Settle
To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to render quiet; to still; to calm; to compose.
God settled then the huge whale-bearing lake.
Hoping that sleep might settle his brains.
Fix
Prepare for eating by applying heat;
Cook me dinner, please
Can you make me an omelette?
Fix breakfast for the guests, please
Settle
To clear of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink; to render pure or clear; - said of a liquid; as, to settle coffee, or the grounds of coffee.
Fix
Take vengeance on or get even;
We'll get them!
That'll fix him good!
This time I got him
Settle
To restore or bring to a smooth, dry, or passable condition; - said of the ground, of roads, and the like; as, clear weather settles the roads.
Fix
Set or place definitely;
Let's fix the date for the party!
Settle
To cause to sink; to lower; to depress; hence, also, to render close or compact; as, to settle the contents of a barrel or bag by shaking it.
Fix
Kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
Settle
To determine, as something which is exposed to doubt or question; to free from unscertainty or wavering; to make sure, firm, or constant; to establish; to compose; to quiet; as, to settle the mind when agitated; to settle questions of law; to settle the succession to a throne; to settle an allowance.
It will settle the wavering, and confirm the doubtful.
Fix
Make fixed, stable or stationary;
Let's fix the picture to the frame
Settle
To adjust, as something in discussion; to make up; to compose; to pacify; as, to settle a quarrel.
Fix
Make infertile;
In some countries, people with genetically transmissible disbilites are sterilized
Settle
To adjust, as accounts; to liquidate; to balance; as, to settle an account.
Fix
Put (something somewhere) firmly;
She posited her hand on his shoulder
Deposit the suitcase on the bench
Fix your eyes on this spot
Settle
Hence, to pay; as, to settle a bill.
Fix
Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc;
Get the children ready for school!
Prepare for war
I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
Settle
To plant with inhabitants; to colonize; to people; as, the French first settled Canada; the Puritans settled New England; Plymouth was settled in 1620.
Settle
To become fixed or permanent; to become stationary; to establish one's self or itself; to assume a lasting form, condition, direction, or the like, in place of a temporary or changing state.
The wind came about and settled in the west.
Chyle . . . runs through all the intermediate colors until it settles in an intense red.
Settle
To fix one's residence; to establish a dwelling place or home; as, the Saxons who settled in Britain.
Settle
To enter into the married state, or the state of a householder.
As people marry now and settle.
Settle
To be established in an employment or profession; as, to settle in the practice of law.
Settle
To become firm, dry, and hard, as the ground after the effects of rain or frost have disappeared; as, the roads settled late in the spring.
Settle
To become clear after being turbid or obscure; to clarify by depositing matter held in suspension; as, the weather settled; wine settles by standing.
A government, on such occasions, is always thick before it settles.
Settle
To sink to the bottom; to fall to the bottom, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reserveir.
Settle
To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, as the foundation of a house, etc.
Settle
To become calm; to cease from agitation.
Till the fury of his highness settle,Come not before him.
Settle
To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement; as, he has settled with his creditors.
Settle
To make a jointure for a wife.
He sighs with most success that settles well.
Settle
A long wooden bench with a back
Settle
Settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground;
Dust settled on the roofs
Settle
Bring to an end; settle conclusively;
The case was decided
The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff
The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance
Settle
Settle conclusively; come to terms;
We finally settled the argument
Settle
Take up residence and become established;
The immigrants settled in the Midwest
Settle
Come to terms;
After some discussion we finally made up
Settle
Go under,
The raft sank and its occupants drowned
Settle
Become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style;
He finally settled down
Settle
Become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet;
The roar settled to a thunder
The wind settled in the West
It is settling to rain
A cough settled in her chest
Her mood settled into lethargy
Settle
Establish or develop as a residence;
He settled the farm 200 years ago
This land was settled by Germans
Settle
Come to rest
Settle
Become clear by the sinking of particles;
The liquid gradually settled
Settle
Arrange or fix in the desired order;
She settled the teacart
Settle
Accept despite complete satisfaction;
We settled for a lower price
Settle
End a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement;
The two parties finally settled
Settle
Dispose of; make a financial settlement
Settle
Cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
Settle
Sink down or precipitate;
The mud subsides when the waters become calm
Settle
Fix firmly;
He ensconced himself in the chair
Settle
Get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury;
I finally settled with my old enemy
Settle
Make final; put the last touches on; put into final form;
Let's finalize the proposal
Settle
Form a community;
The Swedes settled in Minnesota
Settle
Come as if by falling;
Night fell
Silence fell