settled
Word-form referencessettle
Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈsɛtl̩d/
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ˈsɛtl̩d
Adjective
Comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest.
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It took me a while to feel settled after I moved to this big city.
Not of Romani, Sinti, Gypsy, or Traveller ethnicity; not of an itinerant ethnic group.
Usage- Ireland
- UK usage
Adjective
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
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with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night
established in a desired position or place; not moving about
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nomads … absorbed among the settled people
settled areas
More examples (2)
I don't feel entirely settled here
the advent of settled civilization
inhabited by colonists
not changeable
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a period of settled weather
Word forms
more settledmost settled