settled

[set-ld]

adjective

1. fixed or established; unlikely to change.

   Like most of us, he has settled habits and opinions.

2. agreed upon; decided.

   the rules of settled grammatical usage.

3. having inhabitants or settlers.

   settled regions of the country.

4. having a permanent residence; not wandering.

   In time the Israelites became a settled people.

Word History and Origins

Origin of settled¹

First recorded in 1550–60; settle ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Synonym Study

See staid.

Example Sentences

As of Friday night, the Dodgers still hadn’t settled on a plan.

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As he settled into the job, countless people told Katz his job was “snow farming”—business waxed or waned depending on the snowfall.

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Later, when she settled at Harvard, she used the objects to start the Hiphop Archive & Research Institute, considered the first of its kind.

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Another gloomy day had settled over the mountains.

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The move will likely see the settled squad of Oval Invincibles, who have won the men's competition in the last three seasons, broken up.

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