settle.

But I checked myself, asking her if she expected to remain in Europe long -- to what one might call settle.

The Patagonia Henry James 1879

In every genre, we must push for excellence and continue to learn and not 'settle.'

ACFW Conference Reports from CSFers Mirtika 2006

There, if a man be rich, they give him costly presents, they ask him to feasts, they invite him to drink complicated beverages; but if he be poor and in debt, they require him to do that which they term to 'settle.'

The Innocents Abroad Mark Twain 1872

There, if a man be rich, they give him costly presents, they ask him to feasts, they invite him to drink complicated beverages; but if he be poor and in debt, they require him to do that which they term to "settle."

The Innocents Abroad — Volume 03 Mark Twain 1872

"Now, Fred, you must take my place," said he, throwing himself in an exhausted condition on a "settle."

Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication 1859

Some fresh hay was procured and strewn on an article of furniture common in the houses of the Kerry peasantry, called a "settle."

The Felon's Track History Of The Attempted Outbreak In Ireland, Embracing The Leading Events In The Irish Struggle From The Year 1843 To The Close Of 1848 Michael Doheny 1834

Our collective thought was that we'd rather lose the tenure line than hire someone who would be a poor fit -- in other words, we weren't willing to "settle."

Wired Campus 2010

Our collective thought was that we'd rather lose the tenure line than hire someone who would be a poor fit -- in other words, we weren't willing to "settle."

Wired Campus 2010

Our collective thought was that we'd rather lose the tenure line than hire someone who would be a poor fit -- in other words, we weren't willing to "settle."

Wired Campus 2010

The bachelor saw his possibilities as endless, and the women, all self-sufficient, were by this time unwilling to "settle."

The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines Suzanne Fields 2010