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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.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of settled1

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

See staid.
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Danny Mills - who won 19 England caps and played at the 2002 World Cup - said being from a family which had never settled after success was playing a part in his son's improvement.

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Vendors were selling a variety of colorful national flags in downtown L.A. on Wednesday, but Axel Martinez settled on one with with Old Glory on one half and the Mexican flag on the other.

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In the meantime, Nijjar’s companies have settled multiple habitability lawsuits filed by residents.

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The threshold is the minimum income a British citizen or settled resident must earn to bring their partner to join them in the UK.

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The ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC were the original parties targeted in lawsuits finally settled Friday’s ruling.

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