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settle for

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To accept or allow something, especially something not entirely desirable.

idiomatic, transitive

Equivalents

Españolcomplacerse son conformarse con contentarse conresignarse con

Deutschsich mit etwas zufriedengeben vorliebnehmen

Italianoaccontentarsi

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Suomityytyä

Magyarbeéri

Polskiobyć się obywać się poprzestaćpoprzestawać przestawać zadowalać zadowalać się zadowolić zadowolić się

Svenskatillgodo

Examples

“He couldn't afford ⟳ the expensive headphones, so he decided to settle ⟳ for the lower-quality set ⟳.”

“As the game entered three minutes of stoppage time, both sides almost snatched the win ⟳. Substitute Admir Mehmedi was inches away with Hart beaten and Stewart Downing, on for Walcott, shot weakly into the side-netting with the last ⟳ kick ⟳ of the game as England had to settle ⟳ for a point ⟳.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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