settled

[US]/ˈsetld/
[UK]/ˈsetld/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. fixed; stable
v. resolved; established

Phrases & Collocations

reach a settlement

be settled in

Example Sentences

they settled in with very little fuss.

the pews settled down.

in 1863 the family settled in London.

he settled into an armchair.

she settled on a slab of rock.

The dispute was settled by mediation.

a period of settled weather

Pioneers settled the West.

The cold settled in my chest.

The case was settled out of court.

It's not finally settled yet.

The Dutch settled in South Africa.

The insect settled on a leaf.

They settled the dispute among themselves.

a desert with no settled population

The dust slowly settled down.

It's time we settled up.

The dispute was settled honorably.

Darkness settled over the fields. Dust settled in the road.

Real-world Examples

The balance will be settled in convertible currency within three months.

Source: Travel English for Going Abroad

Hi Neil! How are you settling in?

Source: 6 Minute English

We should resort to reasoning to settle problems.

Source: English proverbs

A stillness had settled over the scene.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

When the war was over, everything would be settled, somehow.

Source: Gone with the Wind

We were hampered in getting settled, due to our work.

Source: Hu Min reads stories to remember TOEFL vocabulary.

Even the creator of QWERTY wasn't settled on QWERTY!

Source: Popular Science Essays

Their stomachs will not be settled this summer.

Source: Time

You'll feel better after you get settled.

Source: Volume 4

Here's the old thing, comfortably settled in Madrid.

Source: The Power of Art - Pablo Picasso

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