2020-11-01
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด L - Locate & settle
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Locate = ‘LOH-keyt’ or ’loh-KEYT’
ออกเสียง settle = ‘SET-l’
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for settle
Verb
DECIDE, DETERMINE, SETTLE, RULE, RESOLVE
mean to come or cause to come to a conclusion.
DECIDE implies previous consideration of a matter causing doubt, wavering, debate, or controversy. she decided to sell her house
DETERMINE implies fixing the identity, character, scope, or direction of something. determined the cause of the problem
SETTLE implies a decision reached by someone with power to end all dispute or uncertainty. the dean's decision settled the campus alcohol policy
RULE implies a determination by judicial or administrative authority. the judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible
RESOLVE implies an expressed or clear decision or determination to do or refrain from doing something. he resolved to quit smoking
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
Locate & settle
Each of these words is used to mean
“to establish oneself, one’s residence, or one’s business in place”:
“He located (or settled) in a small Western town.”
Settle is preferred when reference is to
the residences, or living quarters, of people:
“The soldiers settled into the fort quickly.”
“Government authorities will settle this area with newly arrived immigrants.”
Although locate is not incorrect in this meaning,
it is considered less refined and more dialectical than settle.
In other words,
settle has the connotation of location, locate that of locality.
