Question

look at this sentence:

during the industrial revolution, the urban population exploded in the united states as people left rural areas and increasingly settled in cities for manufacturing jobs.

select the definition of settle that the sentence uses.

settle \set-\\ verb settling, settled 1. to come to rest: the crow settled on a branch of the large maple tree. 2. to come down and spread over an area: fog settled over the valley floor below. 3. to sink to the bottom: sediment slowly settled to the bottom of the lake. 4. to establish a new residence: my great-grandfather’s family settled in maryland when they immigrated to the u.s. — from old english (settan)

Explanation:

We analyze the context of "settled" in the sentence. The sentence is about people leaving rural areas and moving to cities for jobs, meaning they establish a new residence there. Looking at the definitions, definition 4 is "to establish a new residence", which matches the context.

Answer:

1. to establish a new residence: My great - grandfather's family settled in Maryland when they immigrated to the U.S.