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

Ryan Lavender drove in a run for Berlin in the first off Zielinski, who settled down and did not give up another hit or run in his next two innings. —Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026

There’s more to the plot than that, of course, as Fuze jumps from twist to twist without ever settling down. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026

The men in pink settled down and created plenty of scoring chances. —Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026

For Mile High Asian Food Week, Chaatwala will hit the road, popping up at a couple of locations before settling down into farmers market season. —Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for settle down

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