Definition of settled Settled

/sɛˈtʌld/ - [setuld] -

We found 8 definitions of settled from 5 different sources.

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What does settled mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

settled, settledder, settleddest

settled - established or decided beyond dispute or doubt; "with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night"
  unsettled not yet settled; "unsettled territory"
  effected, accomplished, established successfully completed or brought to an end; "his mission accomplished he took a vacation"; "the completed project"; "the joy of a realized ambition overcame him"
  decreed, ordained, appointed, prescribed invested with ministerial or priestly functions; "an ordained priest"
  dictated, determined, set having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation
  deterministic an inevitable consequence of antecedent sufficient causes
  firm strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope"
settled - established in a desired position or place; not moving about; "nomads...absorbed among the settled people"; "settled areas"; "I don't feel entirely settled here"; "the advent of settled civilization"
  unsettled not yet settled; "unsettled territory"
  based having a base of operations (often used as a combining form); "a locally based business"; "an Atlanta-based company"; "carrier-based planes"
  built-up peopled with settlers; "the built-up areas"
  located, situated, placed, set situated in a particular spot or position; "valuable centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank"
  nonnomadic not nomadic or wandering; "nonnomadic people"
settled - not changeable; "a period of settled weather"
settled - inhabited by colonists
  colonized, colonised
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • settled (Adjective)
    Comfortable and at ease , especially after a period of change or unrest.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • settled (imp. & p. p.)
    of Settle

Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️

  • settled
    lowered in the water; as, we have settled the land, or sunk it lower, by sailing farther out to seaward. This phrase is usually opposed to raising; the former being occasioned by departing from the object understood, and the latter by approaching it: however, the sense is more commonly expressed laying.

Part of speech

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  • settled, verb, past participle of settle (infinitive).
  • settled, verb, past simple of settle (infinitive).

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Sign Language

settled in sign language
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