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Minhuoc

#192721 Sun, 05 Feb 06 03:31 AM

Is the sentence right?

"The rain seems to set in for the evening."

Thanks.

Minhuoc

Joined on Tue, Oct 18 2005

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Clive

#192746 Sun, 05 Feb 06 06:43 AM

Hi,

'To set in' for weather means 'begin, and seem likely to continue'. You also often hear 'to settle in'.

The sentence is correct. However, the present tense is uncommon for this kind of statement. More common would be The rain seems to have set in for the evening.

Best wishes, Clive

Clive

Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004

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MyShirley

#192751 Sun, 05 Feb 06 07:06 AM

What does settle in mean?

Can I use it correctly?

I arrived in Japan a week ago, and I have already settled in.

In these two sentences, what does settled in mean?

thank you

MyShirley

Joined on Thu, Jan 26 2006

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paco2004

#192772 Sun, 05 Feb 06 09:09 AM

Hello Shirley

1. The extremely cold weather settled in.
2. I arrived in Japan a week ago, and I have already settled in.

"Settle in" in 1 means "become to be a steady state"
"Settle in" in 2 means "become stable in one's new environment".

paco