1For a cluttered place or things to be tidied up and become neat and orderly.
大掃除のおかげで、部屋がすっかり片付いた。
Thanks to the big cleanup, the room is now completely tidy.
引っ越しの荷物がようやく片付いた。
The moving boxes have finally been sorted out.
机の上が片付くと、仕事がはかどる気がする。
When my desk gets tidied up, I feel like my work goes more smoothly.
台風が去ったあと、庭はすぐには片付かなかった。
After the typhoon passed, the garden didn't get tidied up right away.
2For a problem, dispute, or matter to be resolved and settled.
話し合いのおかげで、二人の争いはようやく片付いた。
Thanks to the discussion, the dispute between the two of them was finally settled.
クレーム対応が片付くまで、気が抜けない。
I can't relax until the complaint handling is settled.
借金の問題が片付いて、ようやく安心できた。
Once the debt problem was resolved, I could finally feel at ease.
3For work or errands to be completely finished.
この仕事が片付くまで帰れそうにない。
It doesn't look like I can go home until this work is finished.
宿題が片付いたら、遊びに行っていいよ。
Once your homework is done, you can go out and play.
4For a daughter to get married and leave home; a somewhat old-fashioned expression, also written 嫁く.
末娘もようやく片付いて、両親は肩の荷が下りた様子だった。
With their youngest daughter finally married off, the parents seemed to feel a weight lift from their shoulders.