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Meaning of settled in English

settled
adjective
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/ˈset̬.əld/ uk
/ˈset.əld/

settled adjective (COMFORTABLE)

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[ after verb ]
If you feel settled in a job, school, etc., you have become familiar with it and are comfortable and happy there:
Now that the children are settled at school, we don't really want to move again.
Although I worked there for over a year, I never really felt settled.
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Adapting and attuning to something
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settled adjective (HOME)

living somewhere, especially permanently:
After many years of traveling around, we're now enjoying a more settled life.
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Living or sleeping somewhere
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settled adjective (QUIET)

Settled weather is calm and unlikely to change:
It looks as if we are in for a settled spell this week.
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Describing good weather
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(Definition of settled from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

settled | Intermediate English

settled
adjective
us
/ˈset̬·əld/

settled adjective (LIVING IN ONE PLACE)

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living in one place and not likely to move:
After living in several countries, we’re now enjoying a more settled life.

settled adjective (COMFORTABLE )

comfortable and happy in a place or situation:
Although I lived there for over a year, I never really felt settled in that apartment.
(Definition of settled from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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Translations of settled

in Chinese (Traditional)
舒適, （生活、工作、學習等）安定下來的, 家居…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
舒适, （生活、工作、学习等）安定下来的, 家居…
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in Spanish
decidido/da [masculine-feminine, singular], instalado/da [masculine-feminine…
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in Portuguese
resolvido/-da, ajustado/-da, acostumado/-da…
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stabilny…
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değişmez, yerleşmiş, oturmuş…
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réglé/-ée, qui se sent à l’aise…
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avgjort, fornøyd, funnet seg til rette…
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