settle down

落ち着く、落ち着かせる

興奮などが収まって静かになる、または人を落ち着かせる。

やさしい英語で： To become calm and quiet, or make someone calm and quiet.

• Please settle down and listen.
• The crowd settled down when the singer appeared.
• Can you settle the baby down?

使い方： settle someone down (A quiet story helped settle the children down.)

類義語： calm down, quiet down

よく使う表現： settle down now, settle someone down

慣れる、なじむ

新しい住まいや状況に慣れて、居心地がよくなる。

やさしい英語で： To start feeling comfortable in a new home or situation.

• It took me weeks to settle down here.
• The children have settled down well at their new school.
• Have you settled down in your new home yet?

使い方： settle down in a place (She soon settled down in her new flat.)

類義語： settle in, adjust

よく使う表現： settle down here, settle down comfortably

落ち着く、静かになる

特に人に言われて、騒ぐのをやめて落ち着く。

やさしい英語で： To become quiet and calm, especially when someone asks you to.

• Settle down, everyone; the lesson is starting.
• The children finally settled down after lunch.
• Will you settle down and let me speak?

類義語： calm down, quiet down

よく使う表現： please settle down, settle down now

定住する、身を落ち着ける

あちこち移り住むのをやめ、一つの場所で長く暮らし始める。

やさしい英語で： To stop moving from place to place and start living somewhere for a long time.

• They want to settle down here.
• After years of travel, she settled down in Bristol.
• Are you ready to settle down and start a family?

使い方： settle down in a place (They decided to settle down in a small coastal town.); settle down with someone (He wants to settle down with his partner.)

類義語： put down roots

よく使う表現： settle down somewhere, settle down together