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to settle for
[phrase form: settle]
01
to reluctantly choose someone or something because no one or nothing else is available
Grammatical Information
action verb
regular
inseparable
present tense
settle for
3rd person singular
settles for
past simple
settled for
past participle
settled for
Examples
After searching for hours, they had to settle for the only available rental car at the airport.
