settled
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,128 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 16,251 times across 155,168 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- established or decided beyond dispute or doubt with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night
- established in a desired position or place; not moving about nomads...absorbed among the settled peoplesettled areas
- inhabited by colonists also: colonized, colonised
- not changeable a period of settled weather
settled in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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She could not close her eyes all night; but in the morning her resolution was settled.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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I, was in some measure settled, before the captain who took me up departed from the Brazils.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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A century before, a Hawn had settled in one bottom, the lower one, and a Honeycutt in the other.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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Then, following the curve of the Desert, he turned north and settled on a tree-top in the Kingdom of Noland.
The Magic of Oz · L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum · Chapter 1
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John practised for some time as a barrister, but had finally settled down to the more congenial life of a country squire.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1