settle forsomething
phrasal verbwithsettleverbuk/ˈset.əl/us/ˈset̬.əl/
toacceptoragreeto something, or todecideto have something,althoughit is notexactlywhat youwantor it is not thebest:
They werehopingtoselltheircarfor £2,000, butsettledfor £1,500.
Hewantsafullrefundand he won'tsettlefor anything less.
She neversettlesfor secondbest.
Accepting & agreeing reluctantly
- accede tosomething
- acceptance
- acquiescence
- be resigned tosomethingidiom
- bend tosomething
- bow down tosomeone
- cave in
- concede
- crack
- peace
- philosophical
- resignyourselftosomething
- resignation
- resigned
- resignedly
- resort tosomething
- shoulder
- tolerate
- tradesomethingoff
- yield tosomething