“settling down” in a situation and a place;
• “settling in,” accommodating ourselves to our circum-
stances and our place;
• “settling up” with people we have displaced, unsettled,
or otherwise wronged in the process; and
• “settling for,” learning to make do in our newly settled
circumstances.
• “settling on” a belief or value, project or commitment,
way of being or way of living
