settled
Americanadjective
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fixed or established; unlikely to change.
Like most of us, he has settled habits and opinions.
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agreed upon; decided.
the rules of settled grammatical usage.
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having inhabitants or settlers.
settled regions of the country.
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having a permanent residence; not wandering.
In time the Israelites became a settled people.
Related Words
See staid.
Etymology
Origin of settled
First recorded in 1550–60; settle 1 ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Malinin planned to open with his quad axel in combination with a triple toeloop but settled only for a quad flip.
From Los Angeles Times
This explains our fixation with “Ted Lasso” when it was new, and “Shrinking” now that it has settled into identity.
From Salon
I settled my father’s estate, but found a will deeding a mobile home to his stepson.
From MarketWatch
It added that all affected customers had contents protection in place, with two claims already settled and payments issued within 48 hours, while others were being reviewed.
From BBC
The big concern to keep in mind with prediction markets is that lawmakers, regulators and courts still haven’t settled whether prediction markets — especially sports-related event contracts — are gambling or investments.
From MarketWatch
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