Dear helpers, Are these two phrasal verbs interchangeable? If possible, do you want to settle in the U.S.A? If possible, do you want to settle down in the U.S.A? I kept using 'settle in' so far, but today I realized that 'settle in' has the meaing of "getting used to". Would you let me know the difference? Thank you all in advance. =)
I think you're better off using "settle in the US." To settle down (Click) means to take roots, to find a place and stay there, but not in the sense of moving to a place to stay - that's settling in, actually. I used to travel a lot, but then I got married and settled down. We were looking for a new place and we finally settled in Seattle. Of course it's better to wait for more answers - I might be wrong.
You settle on an island but in a country, so sometimes you have a choice. I would use 'in' for any island that is a country (Iceland, for example) or is something like (or used to be) a country (Zanzibar), but 'on' for smaller islands with no claim to an independent existence (Skye, for example)
