settle into

Become at home

To settle into is to become comfortable or established in a new situation, place, or routine.

The phrase suggests a gradual process of adjustment—you don't instantly belong, but over time you find your footing: It took a few weeks to settle into the new job.

You can settle into a chair, a relationship, a rhythm of work, or a way of life.

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get comfortable · inhabit · home · familiarize · acculturate · find your footing · cozy · cozy up · ease · situate · curl · normalize · root · tuck · quiet · embed · habituate · get used to

Opposites
comfort and adaptation

settle intoresist

Oppose or refuse compliance

reject

stability and permanence

settle intoleave

Sanctioned time away

abandon · pass through · vacate

process tempo

settle intoplunge into

Begin with full commitment

dive into

Family

settle, into, settled, settlement, settling, settler, unsettled, unsettling, unsettle

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G