resettle
gb/ɹisˈɛtəl/ us/ɹisˈɛtəl/
B2
English
áttelepít, áttelepül, visszaszokik, visszarázódik, leülepszik, megül
VERB
B2
1
Usage pattern:
[person/family] resettles in [place]; [agency/government] resettles [people] in [place]
The government agreed to resettle 2,000 refugees in towns across the country.
A kormány beleegyezett, hogy 2 000 menekültet telepít át az ország különböző városaiba.
After the floods, many families resettled on higher ground.
Az áradások után sok család magasabban fekvő területekre települt át.
A charity helped her resettle in a new city and find work.
Learner examples
They resettled in a safe town.
Egy biztonságos városba települtek át.
The program helps refugees resettle.
A program segít a menekülteknek áttelepülni.
Common mistake:
Do not confuse resettle with reset; resettle is about making a home or life somewhere, not changing a device or system back to its original setting.
Meaning
Start life in a new place
Collocations
resettle refugees
|resettle families
|resettle in a new country
|resettle in the community
|help someone resettle
|newly resettled
|resettled abroad
|resettle after a disaster
|resettle displaced people
Synonyms
relocate (Broader; can refer to moving people, businesses, or things and does not always imply building a new life.)
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rehouse (Focuses on providing someone with a new home, often after losing housing.)
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settle (Similar, but lacks the idea of doing it again or after displacement.)
Antonyms
displace (Means to force someone to leave their home rather than establish them in a new one.)
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uproot (Emphasizes removing someone from a settled home or community.)
Themes
migration
|housing
|humanitarian_aid
|government
|community
Definition
To begin living in a new place again, often after war, disaster, or another serious problem.
To move, or help someone move, to a new place and become established there, especially after being forced to leave a previous home.
VERB
B2
2
visszaszokik
B1
Usage pattern:
[person/group] resettles into [life/routine/school]; help [someone] resettle
After the long school closure, it took students a few weeks to resettle into their routines.
A hosszú iskolabezárás után a diákoknak néhány hétbe telt, mire visszaszoktak a megszokott rutinjukba.
She struggled to resettle into normal life after months in hospital.
A kórházban töltött hónapok után nehezen szokott vissza a normális életbe.
The counselor helped the children resettle at school after the family crisis.
Learner examples
It took him time to resettle into school.
Időbe telt, mire visszaszokott az iskolába járáshoz.
She resettled into her routine after the holiday.
Az ünnepek után visszaszokott a napi rutinjába.
Common mistake:
Do not use resettle for simply relaxing for a minute; it suggests becoming stable or comfortable again over time.
Meaning
Settle back after disruption
Collocations
resettle into a routine
|resettle into normal life
|resettle at school
|help children resettle
|struggle to resettle
|quickly resettle
|resettle after a break
|resettle after treatment
Synonyms
readjust (Emphasizes getting used to changed conditions again.)
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settle back (More informal and often used with routines or familiar places.)
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reacclimate (More formal; emphasizes becoming used to an environment again.)
Antonyms
unsettle (Means to make someone feel disturbed, uncertain, or unable to feel at home.)
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disrupt (Means to interrupt normal life or routine rather than restore it.)
Themes
daily_life
|adaptation
|wellbeing
|education
Definition
To get used to normal life again after something has changed or disturbed it.
To become calm, comfortable, or accustomed to normal life again after a period of change, stress, or disruption.
VERB
C1
3
leülepszik
B2
megül
B2
Usage pattern:
[dust/soil/sediment/object] resettles on/in/into [place]
When the music stopped, the dust slowly resettled on the shelves.
Amikor a zene elhallgatott, a por lassan újra leülepedett a polcokra.
The beads rolled across the tray and then resettled in the corners.
A gyöngyök végiggurultak a tálcán, aztán végül megálltak a sarkokban.
The soil may resettle after heavy rain, so the path will need more gravel later.
Learner examples
The dust resettled on the table.
A por újra leülepedett az asztalra.
The soil resettled after the rain.
A talaj megült az eső után.
Common mistake:
Do not confuse this with reset; resettling dust or soil means it moves back into place or comes to rest again.
Meaning
Come to rest again
Collocations
dust resettles
|soil resettles
|sediment resettles
|resettle on a surface
|resettle after being disturbed
|slowly resettle
|resettle into place
Synonyms
settle (More common and general; does not always suggest that the material was disturbed before.)
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subside (Emphasizes sinking, dropping, or becoming less active.)
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come to rest (Plain phrase for stopping movement.)
Antonyms
scatter (Means to spread in different directions rather than come to rest together.)
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stir up (Means to disturb dust, liquid, or material so it moves around.)
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dislodge (Means to knock or move something out of its resting place.)
Themes
movement
|physical_world
|nature
Definition
To fall or move back into a resting position after being disturbed.
To sink, fall, or come to rest again after being moved or disturbed.
Grammar
Dictionary form
resettle
IPA
GB/ɹisˈɛtəl/
US/ɹisˈɛtəl/
Syllables & stress
re - settle (2 syllables)
Stress on 2nd syllable (settle)
Word forms
Verb
- Base: resettle
- 3rd Person Singular: resettles
- Present Participle: resettling
- Past: resettled
Expressions
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