settled

set·tle  (stl)

v. set·tled, set·tling, set·tles

v.tr.

1. To put into order; arrange or fix definitely as desired.

2. To put firmly into a desired position or place; establish.

3.

a. To establish as a resident or residents: settled her family in Ohio.

b. To establish residence in; colonize: Pioneers settled the West.

c. To establish in a residence, business, or profession.

4. To restore calmness or comfort to.

5.

a. To cause to sink, become compact, or come to rest.

b. To cause (a liquid) to become clear by forming a sediment.

6. To subdue or make orderly.

7. To establish on a permanent basis; stabilize.

8.

a. To make compensation for (a claim).

b. To pay (a debt).

9. To conclude (a dispute, for example) by a final decision.

10. To decide (a lawsuit) by mutual agreement of the involved parties without court action.

11. Law To secure or assign (property or title) by legal action.

v.intr.

1. To discontinue moving and come to rest in one place.

2. To move downward; sink or descend, especially gradually: Darkness settled over the fields. Dust settled in the road.

3.

a. To become clear by the sinking of suspended particles. Used of liquids.

b. To be separated from a solution or mixture as a sediment.

c. To become compact by sinking, as sediment when stirred up.

4.

a. To establish one's residence: settled in Canada.

b. To become established or localized: The cold settled in my chest.

5. To reach a decision; determine: We finally settled on a solution to the problem. See Synonyms at decide.

6. To come to an agreement, especially to resolve a lawsuit out of court.

7.

a. To provide compensation for a claim.

b. To pay a debt.

n.

A long wooden bench with a high back, often including storage space beneath the seat.

Phrasal Verbs:

settle down

1. To begin living a stable and orderly life: He settled down as a farmer with a family.

2. To become calm or composed.

settle for

To accept in spite of incomplete satisfaction: had to settle for a lower wage than the one requested.

Idiom:

settle (one's) stomach

To relieve one's indigestion or nausea.

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[Middle English setlen, to seat, from Old English setlan, from setl, seat; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

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settle·a·ble adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	settled - established or decided beyond dispute or doubt; "with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night" unsettled - still in doubt; "an unsettled issue"; "an unsettled state of mind"
	2.	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 settled or established; "an unsettled lifestyle"
	3.	settled - inhabited by colonists colonised, colonized inhabited - having inhabitants; lived in; "the inhabited regions of the earth"
	4.	settled - not changeable; "a period of settled weather" calm - (of weather) free from storm or wind; "calm seas"

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settled

adjective

1. balanced, established, permanent, sustained, enduring, long-standing His house was the only settled home I had as a child.

2. content, contented, satisfied, comfortable, fulfilled, at ease, willing to accept After a few years of being a diplomat she still didn't feel settled.

Translations

settled [ˈsetld] ADJ

1. (= fixed, established) [ideas, opinions] → fijo; [order, rhythm] → estable; [team] → fijo, estable
a settled social order → un orden social estable
the first settled civilization → la primera civilización estable
to feel settled (in a place, job) → sentirse adaptado
to get settled → adaptarse, amoldarse

2. (= colonized) the eastern settled regions of the country → los poblados or asentamientos permanentes de las regiones del este del país

3. [weather] → estable, asentado

settled [ˈsɛt^əld] adj

[life] → rangé(e); [home] → stable
His house was the only settled home I had as a child → Sa maison était le seul foyer stable que j'ai eu pendant mon enfance.

[situation, routine] → bien établi(e); [weather] → stable
There has been a period of settled weather → Il y a eu une période de temps stable.

(= comfortable, at home) → qui a pris ses marques
I still don't feel settled here → Je n'ai toujours pas pris mes marques ici.
I am very settled in my job and I don't want to leave → J'ai bien pris mes marques dans mon travail et je ne veux pas partir.

settled

adj weather → beständig; way of life → geregelt; opinions → fest; procedure → feststehend, festgelegt; to be settled → in geregelten Verhältnissen leben, etabliert sein; (in place) → sesshaft sein; (= have permanent job etc) → festen Fuß gefasst haben; (in a house) → sich häuslich niedergelassen haben; (= be less restless) → ruhiger or gesetzter sein; to feel settled → sich wohlfühlen; I don’t feel very settled at the moment → ich hänge zurzeit in der Luft (inf), → ich fühle mich zurzeit verunsichert