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settled

set·tle
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [set-l]
    • /ˈsɛt l/
    • /ˈset.l̩d/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [set-l]
    • /ˈsɛt l/

Definitions of settled word

  • verb with object settled to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions). 1
  • verb with object settled to place in a desired state or in order: to settle one's affairs. 1
  • verb with object settled to pay, as a bill. 1
  • verb with object settled to close (an account) by payment. 1
  • verb with object settled to migrate to and organize (an area, territory, etc.); colonize: The pilgrims settled Plymouth. 1
  • verb with object settled to cause to take up residence: They settled immigrants in urban areas. 1

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Origin of settled

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English set(t)len, Old English setlan (attested once) to place, derivative of setl settle2; compare Dutch zetelen

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Settled

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

settled popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

settled usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for settled

adj settled

  • all out — not at one's home or place of employment; absent: I stopped by to visit you last night, but you were out.
  • assured — Someone who is assured is very confident and relaxed.
  • at ease — If you are at ease, you are feeling confident and relaxed, and are able to talk to people without feeling nervous or anxious. If you put someone at their ease, you make them feel at ease.
  • bent — Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
  • chronic — A chronic illness or disability lasts for a very long time. Compare acute.

adv settled

  • beyond recall — If something is beyond recall, it is no longer possible to remember how it was or to bring it back to its original condition.
  • convincingly — persuading or assuring by argument or evidence: They gave a convincing demonstration of the car's safety features.
  • decisively — having the power or quality of deciding; putting an end to controversy; crucial or most important: Your argument was the decisive one.
  • determinately — having defined limits; definite.
  • finally — at the final point or moment; in the end.

verb settled

  • adjudged — to declare or pronounce formally; decree: The will was adjudged void.
  • adjudicated — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
  • alighted — Simple past tense and past participle of alight.
  • answered — Simple past tense and past participle of answer.
  • arbitrated — to decide as arbitrator or arbiter; determine.

adjective settled

  • agreed — If people are agreed on something, they have reached a joint decision on it or have the same opinion about it.
  • arranged — If you say how things are arranged, you are talking about their position in relation to each other or to something else.
  • cincher — Something that cinches as in holds and fastens, such as a belt or corset.
  • concluded — to bring to an end; finish; terminate: to conclude a speech with a quotation from the Bible.
  • developed — If you talk about developed countries or the developed world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are wealthy and have many industries.

adverb settled

  • enduringly — In an enduring manner or fashion; such as to endure.

general settled

  • nestled — Simple past tense and past participle of nestle.

Antonyms for settled

adj settled

  • a-1 — noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
  • a1 — in good health; physically fit
  • all at sea — You can say that someone is all at sea when they are in a state of confusion or uncertainty.
  • ambivalent — If you say that someone is ambivalent about something, they seem to be uncertain whether they really want it, or whether they really approve of it.

verb settled

  • deracinated — to pull up by the roots; uproot; extirpate; eradicate.
  • discomfited — Make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed.
  • discommoded — Simple past tense and past participle of discommode.
  • discomposed — Simple past tense and past participle of discompose.
  • disquieted — lack of calm, peace, or ease; anxiety; uneasiness.

adjective settled

  • doubtable — (uncommon) Capable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below.
  • drifting — a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
  • itinerant — traveling from place to place, especially on a circuit, as a minister, judge, or sales representative; itinerating; journeying.
  • itinerate — to go from place to place, especially in a regular circuit, as a preacher or judge.
  • nomadic — of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.

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