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Definitions: Settled |
SettledAdjective1. Established or decided beyond dispute or doubt; "with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night". 2. 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". 3. Inhabited by colonists. 4. Clearly defined; "I have no formed opinion about the chances of success". 5. Not changeable; "a period of settled weather". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "settled" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Synonyms: SettledSynonyms: colonised (adj), colonized (adj), defined (adj), formed (adj). (additional references) |
| Antonym: unsettled (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Accounts | Books, account book, ledger; day book, cash book, pass book; journal; debtor and creditor account, cash account, running account; account current; balance, balance sheet; compte rendu, account settled, acquit, assets, expenditure, liabilities, outstanding accounts; profit and loss account, profit and loss statement, receipts. |
Belief | Firm belief, implicit belief, settled belief, fixed rooted deep-rooted belief, staunch belief, unshaken belief, steadfast belief, inveterate belief, calm belief, sober belief, dispassionate belief, impartial belief, well-founded belief, firm opinion, implicit opinion, settled opinion, fixed rooted deep-rooted opinion, staunch opinion, unshaken opinion, steadfast opinion, inveterate opinion, calm opinion, sober opinion, dispassionate opinion, impartial opinion, well-founded opinion; uberrima fides. |
End | Ended; Verb: at an end; settled, decided, over, played out, set at rest; conclusive. penultimate; last but one, last but two; unbegun, uncommenced; fresh. |
Intention | Decision, determination, resolve; fixed set purpose, settled purpose; ultimatum; resolution; wish; arriere pensee; motive. |
Maxim | Reflection; (idea); conclusion; (judgment); golden rule; (precept); principle, principia; profession of faith; (belief); settled principle, accepted principle, formula. |
Stability | Fixed, steadfast, firm, fast, steady, balanced; confirmed, valid; fiducial; immovable, irremovable, riveted, rooted; settled, established; Verb: vested; incontrovertible, stereotyped, indeclinable. |
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Screenplays | So, its all settled then. (Space Ghost Coast to Coast; writing credit: Ben Karlin) It appears our argument has been settled for us. (Shadow Raiders; writing credit: Christy Marx; Katherine Lawrence) You must be happy that she settled so well. (Emma; writing credit: Douglas McGrath) So I settled for good foodnice musicand, um. (The Division; writing credit: Guglielmo Enea; Marcello Fois) By October, things had settled down again. (To Kill a Mockingbird; writing credit: Harper Lee; Horton Foote) | |
Lyrics | At least it settled in a final location (Californication; performing artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers) | |
Clever | If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Settled Out of Court (1925) | |
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![]() | Station Post emulating the "Leaning Tower of Pisa" Leg settled badly in vicinity of ditch Tower was rebuilt with one leg placed in center of road. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. | ![]() | The fish question settled. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | The dust has settled on the peninsula. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | What every husband knows. Oh gosh, I'm tired! Oh, Ed! Before you get settled won't ... Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | "Duster" (plane spraying insecticide) over a field of beans. The mechanic in the foreground indicates the outside limit of the last "swath" which has settled by the time the plane returns. Note how low the plane flies. Bean fields like this, hundreds of a. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | "Duster" plane spraying insecticide over a field of beans. The mechanic in the foreground indicates the outside limit of the last "swath" which has settled by the time the plane returns. Note how low the plane flies. Beanfields like this, hundreds of acre. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Galveston, Texas. Couple from New Hampshire who have settled in Galveston, Texas for their health. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | The question settled. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | A literary debate in the Darktown Club--The question settled / Tho. Worth. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | You may dispose of me very easily : I am nearly disposed of now, but this question is still to be settled, this Negro question ... Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Francis Bacon | Young people are fitter to invent than to judge; fitter for execution than for counsel; and more fit for new projects than for settled business. |
Otto Von Bismarck | The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood. |
Ralph Waldo Emerson | People wish to be settled. It is only as far as they are unsettled that there is any hope for them. |
Seneca | A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is no battle unless there be two. |
Susan B. Anthony | The only question left to be settled now is: Are women persons? |
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John Locke | 1690 | And therefore a king governing in a settled kingdom, leaves to be a king, and degenerates into a tyrant, as soon as he leaves off to rule according to his laws. (Second Treatise of Government) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | All other questions which may arise from the cession of the territory referred to in Article 100 shall be settled by further agreements. (reference) |
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Emma | Austen, Jane | She went on herself, to give that portion of time to an old servant who was married, and settled in Donwell. |
Sylvie and Bruno | Carroll, Lewis | This last polysyllable settled the matter. |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Douglas Adams | |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | Now, after he had won the crown of martyrdom (though with no longer a head to wear it on), the point might be looked upon as settled. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | He settled differences, he prevented lawsuits, he reconciled enemies. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | A descendant of Baldwin the First, captain Francis Forster, settled in Ireland and married the daughter of the last chieftain of Clanbrassil. |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | They settled lazily into the water and washed listlessly at their flanks. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | My accounts, which I can swear to have kept faithfully, I have, indeed, never got audited, still less accepted, still less paid and settled. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Whether using a combination of two effective methods improves upon the effectiveness of either alone or is less effective than either alone is not a settled issue. (references) | |
Business | For the past few years, strikes have been limited and they are usually settled quickly. (references) | |
Approximately 90 percent of all advertising disputes are settled without resorting to court action. (references) | ||
The top Indian hardware names include HCL, Zenith, Wipro, and TVSE. Many of the top U.S. brands such as Intel, IBM, and Compaq are well settled in the Indian market. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Azerbaijan | Armenians have settled in parts of Nagorno-Karabakh. (references) |
Georgia | Chechen refugees have settled in the Pankisi Valley in the eastern part of the country. (references) | |
Russia | More than 13,000 of them settled in Krasnodar Kray, and approximately 700 settled in the Kabardino-Balkariya Republic. (references) | |
Economic History | Tunisia | THE CASE WAS EVENTUALLY SETTLED WITHOUT COMPENSATION. (references) |
Norway | Norway has a small population and is sparsely settled. (references) | |
Haiti | For this reason, many disputes are settled out of court. (references) | |
Human Rights | Pakistan | The case later was settled out of court. (references) |
United Kingdom | Another 231 cases were settled informally. (references) | |
South Africa | As of September 7, 12,675 land restitution claims had been settled. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Indonesia | Transmigrants sometimes are settled on land who ownership is disputed. (references) |
Indonesia | When disputes cannot be settled, the Government has the authority to define fair compensation for land. (references) | |
Colombia | It is buying back much of this land, which was settled by mestizo peasants, and returning it to indigenous groups. (references) | |
Minorities | Greece | Many Roma are settled permanently, mainly in the Athens area. (references) |
Cote d'Ivoire | Many members of the Baoule group, which long has inhabited the east-central region, have settled in towns and on previously uncultivated land in other areas, especially in more westerly regions. (references) | |
Solomon Islands | Over the past century, and particularly since World War II, many persons from the poor, heavily populated island of Malaita have settled on Guadalcanal, the island on which the capital of Honiara is located. (references) | |
Political Economy | NIGERIA | Most copyright cases have been settled out of court. (references) |
PARAGUAY | All foreign exchange transactions are settled at the daily free market rate. (references) | |
PHILIPPINES | Because of the prospect that court action will be lengthy, many cases are settled out of court. (references) | |
Trade | Kuwait | The dollar value, however, of this obligation can be reduced if it is settled in a manner which is in accord with the Kuwaiti government's priorities. (references) |
Ghana | If goods brought into Ghana under temporary entry permit are to be sold, the Customs Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) must be notified and appropriate taxes settled in full before the sale. (references) | |
Nigeria | At the inception of this democratic government in May 1999, the parallel official rate of Naira 22 to $1 was abolished to avoid official abuse of securing dollar from the government and selling same to Banks at the Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (AFEM) rate of about Naira100 to $1. The government also settled a lot of the local debts thus resulting to excess liquid cash in the economy and consequently the free fall of the Naira in the AFEM. (references) | |
Travel | New Zealand | Weather is changeable, typically with short periods of a few days of settled or unsettled weather. (references) |
Women | Grenada | The police state that most cases of abuse are not reported, and others are settled out of court. (references) |
Solomon Islands | In the rare cases that are reported, charges often are dropped by the victims before the court appearance or are settled out of court. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Dominican Republic | The 1999 case involving the Han Chang company was settled through mediation. (references) |
Ukraine | There have been cases in which such disputes were not settled in a fair and equitable manner. (references) | |
Marshall Islands | The case of the restaurant worker was settled in a civil suit in January, and he returned to his home. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | MANNA, n. A food miraculously given to the Israelites in the wilderness. When it was no longer supplied to them they settled down and tilled the soil, fertilizing it, as a rule, with the bodies of the original occupants. |
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Tom Brokaw | Well, I think it's the nature of the people who came there and settled the prairie under very difficult circumstances. |
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John Adams | 1797-1801 | Croix as now settled and what is usually called the Bay of Fundy lie a number of valuable islands. |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | Against foreign danger the policy of the Government seems to be already settled. |
John Quincy Adams | 1825-1829 | The general aspect of the affairs of our neighboring American nations of the south has been rather of approaching than of settled tranquility. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | After our transition from the state of colonies to that of an independent nation many points were found necessary to be settled between us and Great Britain. |
Richard Nixon | 1969-1974 | I recognized, in January, that a long and bitter war like this usually cannot be settled in a public forum. |
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| "Settled" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 60.45% of the time. "Settled" is used about 2,776 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 60.45% | 1,678 | 4,987 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 31.49% | 874 | 8,130 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 8.06% | 224 | 20,130 |
| Total | 100.00% | 2,776 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "settled": be settled ♦ be settled in a place ♦ get settled ♦ have been settled ♦ it is as good as settled ♦ not settled ♦ person permanently settled ♦ settled form of existence ♦ settled principle ♦ settled purpose ♦ settled water ♦ thickly settled ♦ well settled. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "settled": cash-settled, re-settled. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
all settled | 5 |
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| Language | Translations for "settled"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | i qetë (at ease, balanced, calm, canny, collected, comfortable, comfy, composed, cool, cool-headed, dispassionate, easeful, equable, even, even-minded, halcyon, laid back, level, level headed, mild, noiseless, orderly, Pacific, passionless, peaceable, peaceful, placid, quiescent, quiet, reposeful, retired, secure, sedate, self possessed, serene, silent, smooth, sober-blooded, stationary, still, stilly, tranquil, unconcern, unconcerned, uneventful, unruffled), i qëndrueshëm (abiding, consistent, constant, durable, enduring, evergreen, fast, firm, Hardy, indissoluble, lasting, lingering, perdurable, permanent, persistent, resistant, stabilized, stable, steady, surefooted, unalterable, unswerving), i përhershëm (chronic, confirmed, constant, eternal, everlasting, fadeless, immortal, immutable, lasting, perdurable, perennial, permanent, perpetual, persistent, sempiternal), i caktuar (appointed, appointee, attached, certain, definite, detailed, determinate, explicit, express, finite, fixed, given, magistral, mounted, set, specified, stated, strict, unequivocal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مقرر (affirmed, confirmed, decided, determined, established), مستقر (constant, enduring, firm, normal, regular, stabilized, stable, steady), مستعمر (colonist, imperialist, settler), مسدد, مثبت (fastener, fixative, fixed, reinforced), مركز (center, center on, centered, centralize, centre, centre on, concentrated, fastened, fixed, focus, funnel, localise, locality, localize, location, office, position, post, seat, site, situation, spot, station), وطيد (firm, solid, stable, steady, stiff), ثابت (abiding, constant, enduring, fast, firm, fixed, habitual, immobile, immovable, immutable, indubitable, invariable, lasting, lingering, perpetual, solid, stabile, stable, standing, stationary, steadfast, steady, stiff, strong, stubborn, sturdy, substantive, unfailing, unmoved), راسخ (deep-seated, earthbound, fast, firm, firmly, fixed, founded, immovable, incommutable, incorrigible, ingrained, inveterate, rooted, solid, sound, stabile, stable, staunch, steadfast, steady, sure, unalterable, vested). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | устойчив (firm, persevering, resistant, rigid, stable, staunch, steadfast, steady, sure footed, unswerving), установен (determinate, established, fixed, imperial, invariable, regulation, rooted, routine, set, stated, unalterable), уравновесен (balanced, equable, equal, equiponderant, even, even tempered, even-minded, level, level headed, sedate, smooth, sober minded, well balanced), улегнал (composed, mellow, sedate, staid), спокоен (arcadian, calm, clear, collected, contented, cool, dreamy, easeful, easy, equable, equal, even tempered, even-minded, halcyon, immovable, impassive, imperturbable, leisurely, level, nerveless, peaceful, philosophical, piping, placid, quiet, reposeful, restful, secure, sedate, self possessed, self-collected, smooth, soft, staid, steady, steady-going, still, stirless, unalarmed, unbuttoned, unconcerned, undisturbed, uneventful, unflappable, unmolested, unruffled, untroubled), траен (abiding, durable, enduring, fast, keeping, lasting, secular, secure, serviceable, stable, standing, steadfast, stout, substantive), вкоренен (chronic, ingrain, ingrained, inveterate, rooted), определен (certain, concrete, definite, definitive, determinate, explicit, finite, fixed, given, positive, precise, set, special, stated), населен (populated), заселен, постоянен (abiding, changeless, chronic, constant, continuous, direct, firm, fixed, frequent, hourly, immovable, invariable, lasting, minutely, perennial, permanent, perpetual, persistent, regular, secular, stable, standing, static, steadfast, steady, stock, substantive, sustained, unalterable, undeviating, unfailing, unidirectional, uniform, uninterrupted, unvaried). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 安定 (calm and orderly, maintain, quiet, stabilize, stabilized, stable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | usazený. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | slæmmet jord, tilslæmmet jord. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | beklonken. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | tiivistynyt maa, asettunut maa. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | tassé, remboursé, rangé, colonisé, établi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | sesshaft (resident), perfekt (complete, perfect, perfect tense, perfectly, thorough, ultimate), geregelt (controlled, orderly, organized, regular, regulated, ruled, well ordered), feststehend (definite, established, fast, firm, fixed, set, stable, standing firm, static, stationary, unbreakable), festgelegt (appointed, determinate, determined, fixed), fest (abiding, attached, banquet, buoyant, buoyantly, carnival, celebration, closely, compact, consistent, constant, continual, continuous, crisp, definite, faithfully, fast, feast, festival, festivity, fete, fexed, firm, firmly, fix, fixated, fixed, gaiety, hard, heavy, immovable, ingrained, junket, lasting, moored, non-varying, party, permanent, permanently, proof, regular, robust, safely, secure, securely, set, solid, solidly, sound, squarely, stable, steadfast, steadily, steady, stiff, stout, stoutly, strong, sturdy, sustained, tight, tighten, tightly, tough, unfaltering, unhesitating, unshrinking, unwavering, unwaveringly), beständig (consistent, constant, constantly, continual, durable, inextinguishable, invariably, lasting, perennial, permanent, persistent, proof, resistant, stable, steadfast, steady, sustained), abgesetzt (degraded, degradet, discharged), abgemacht (agreed, done, it's a bargain). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | συμπυκνωμένο, πάγιοσ (consolidated, fixed, steady). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מיושב (inhabited, populated, seated), משוכן (domiciled, localized), מסו"ר (arranged, fixed, made up, orderly, shipshape, taut, trim), יציב (fixed, immobile, on an even keel, set, stable, stationary, steady), קבוע (constant, fitted, fixation, fixed, fixing, fixture, habitual, permanent, regular, set, stable, standing, stated, stationary, steady, uniform), ושב (inhabited). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | változatlan (changeless, constant, fixed, invariable, stereotyped, unabated, unalterable, unchanged, uniform). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | lunas (keel, paid), kelar (done, finished, in order, ready), beres (clean, finished, in order, tidy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | stabilito (determined, established, fixed, set, statedly), stabile (abiding, building, durable, firm, permanent, set, stable, standing, steady), sistemato (Square), saldato, raffermato, radicato (deep rooted, deep-seated, ingrain, ingrained, inveteracy, rooted), posato (composed, sedate, steady), pagato (disburses, paid), inveterato (confirmed, deep-seated, habitual, ingrained, inveterate), fisso (agelong, celebration, definitely, destines, determinate, determined, fast, feast, fix, fixed, fixedly, permanent, regular, set, solid, standing, stationary, steady, tight, tighten), fissato (appends, arranged, clamps, cleats, defining, determined, determining, fixed, set), fermo (arrest, catch, constant, durable, fast, firm, fixed, lock, motionless, standing, stationary, steady, still, stop, tight), deciso (bent, bound, decided, decisive, definite, determinate, determined, deterministic, firm, intent, positive, resolute, set, single minded, thoroughgoing, unflinching), calmo (calm, composed, cool, equal, even tempered, halcyon, passionless, peaceable, quiet, sedate, serene, silent, silently, smooth, still, tranquil, unexcited), a posto (in berth). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 既決 (decided, determined), "払い済み (paid), 済み (arranged, taken care of), 一決 (agreed), 一定 (certain, defined, definite, fixed, prescribed, regularized, standardized, uniform). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | すみ (arranged, charcoal, corner, ink, nook, taken care of), きけつ (beginning and end, conclusion, decided, determined), しはらいずみ (paid), いっけつ (agreed, hemorrhage, one gang, same hole), いってい (certain, defined, definite, fixed, prescribed, regularized, standardized, uniform), いちじょう (a matter, a quire, a quotation, a salver, a streak, a tray, certain, defined, definite, fixed, one mat, one time, prescribed, regularized, standardized, uniform). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 침 하". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | reaghit (cleared, combed, decided, determined), kiartit (adjusted, corrected, modified, prepared), kiarit (deliberate, designed, intended, provided, resolved). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ettledsay seguro (assured, certain, clear, confident, deep-seated, dependable, faithful, fast, firm, indemnity payment, insurance, insurance agent, insurant, jumper, reliable, retentive, safe, secure, sound, staunch, steady, sturdy, sure, sure fire, trustworthy, trusty, unerring), tranquilo (calm, cool-headed, deep-seated, easel, even-minded, half-light, order paper, pacific ocean, passions, peaceable, peaceful, peacemaker, piping hot, placidity, quiescent, quiet, reposeful, rested, restful, sedate, self possessed, self-collected, smooth, sober-blooded, still, stilly, tranquil, unconcerned, unperturbed, unruffled, unstirred), invariável (deep-seated, fixed income securities, invariably, same, steady, unalterable, undeviating), inalterável (constant, deep-seated, immovable, inamorata, same, steadfast, true blue, unalterable, unfading), imutável (changeless, deep-seated, immovable, imp, individual, unalterable, unconvertible), fixo (deep-seated, fade out, fast, firm, fixed, immobile, immovable, inelastic, permanent cease fire, set, stable, stated, stationary, steady, stereotyped, unmoved), firme (compact, consistent, deep-seated, die hard, fadeless, fast, firm, fixed, hard, inflexible, iron, non-ductile, resolute, set, sober, solid, stable, steadfast, steady, stern, stiff, strong, sturdy, substantial, tenacious, tight, tough, unbending, uncompromising, unfailing, unfaltering, unhesitating, unmoved, unshaken, unshrinking, unswerving, unwavering, unyielding), estabelecido (deep-seated, established, stated), estável (deep-seated, enduring, permanent, solid, stable, steadfast, steady), enraizado (deep rooted, deep-seated, engrained, rooted), determinado (certain, decided, deep-seated, determinate, determined, set, stated), decidido (crisp, decided, decisive, determinate, determined, forthright, game, gamy, gritty, intent, purposive, resolute, resolved, routine, stark, strong, unhesitating, unshrinking, unwavering), amontoado (congeries, huddle, piled). (various references) statornic (abiding, constant, constantly, durable, lasting, permanently, rigid, smooth, stable, steadfast, steadfastly, unchanging, unfailing), stabilit (appointed, determined, established, fixed, given, measured, rated, rooted, set, stated), stabil (durable, firm, fixed, fixedly, lasting, permanent, sedentary, set, solid, sound, stable, standing, steadfast, steady), frumos (artistic, artistical, beautiful, beautifully, bonny, brave, calm, canny, catchy, choice, clean, delicate, enjoyable, fair, fine, flowing, gay, generous, good, good looking, goodly, greatly, handsome, handsomely, lovely, merry, mild, neat, nice, nicely, personable, pretty, proper, shapely, slowly, specious, well favored, well-favoured, well-featured), casnic (domestic, domesticated, family, home, homely, home-made, household, housewifely, menial), cãpãtuit, aranjat (concerted, ensconced, prim, snug, solved, tidy, trim, well arranged). (various references) спокойный (calm, calmer, composed, cool-headed, cosh, douce, easeful, easy, even tempered, even-minded, even-tempered, imperturbable, laid back, laid-back, level headed, placid, quiet, reposeful, secure, sedate, serene, sober-blooded, still, tranquil, untroubled), решенный (agreed, decided, derived, determinate), оседлый, постоянный (abiding, changeless, chronic, constant, continuous, direct, eternal, hard, hourly, immanent, in ordinary, invariable, invariant, perdurable, perm, permanent, perpetual, persistent, regular, stationary, uniform, unvarying). (various references) stavljen, staložen (calm, composed, orderly, poised, sedate, staid), sređen (composed, steady, straight), uređen, odlučan (crucial, decided, decretory, determined, point blank, purposeful, resolute, resolved, spirited, stalwart, trojan), izmiren (quit), duboko ukorenjen (deep rooted, deep-seated). (various references) asentado (everlasting, permanent, uninterrupted). (various references) stadig (established, firm, fixed, foursquare, level headed, secure, staid, steadfast, steady, unfaltering), oföränderlig (changeless, immovable, immutable, inalterable, incommutable, inflexible, invariable, unchangeable, unchanging), konsoliderad, fast (although, concrete, consistent, firm, firmly, fixed, fixedly, flat, hard and fast, immovable, indissoluble, permanent, permanently, rigid, solid, stuck, sturdy, though, tight, unblinking, unfaltering, unshaken, unwavering), bestämd (assertive, assuredly, clear-cut, concise, definite, determined, devoted, emphatic, express, fixed, given, intended, meant, particular, peremptory, positive, resolute, set, specific, without fail), bebyggd, bebodd, avgjord (decided, definite, undoubted). (various references) sabit (attached, changeless, constant, entrenched, established, fast, firm, fixed, flat, flat-footed, immobile, immovable, immutable, indelible, invariable, irremovable, permanent, put, real, rigid, set, stable, staid, standing, staring, static, stationary, steadfast, steady, substantive, unwavering), sürekli (abiding, assiduous, chronic, consistent, consistently, constant, continual, continuous, continuum, durable, enduring, everlasting, habitual, hourly, imprescriptible, incessant, invariable, lasting, non-stop, perennial, permanent, perpetual, persistent, running, secular, standing, steady, sustained, unabating, unceasing, unremitting), yerleşik (based, entrenched, prescriptive, sedentary, situate, situated, stationary), oturmuş (fitted, seated, sedentary, steady), kararlı (bent, decided, decisive, determined, dogged, firm, flat-footed, hard core, high pressure, immovable, inflexible, intent, professional, resolute, resolved, set, single minded, single-eyed, single-hearted, stable, steadfast, strong-minded, strong-willed, undeterred, unfaltering), durgun (airless, bovine, calm, depressed, ditch water, ditchwater, flat, halcyon, in the doldrums, inactive, languid, lifeless, placid, quiescent, quiet, serene, slack, sleepy, stagnant, standing, static, still, stock-still, tranquil, unruffled, untroubled, windless), devamlı (assiduous, away, chronic, continual, continued, continuous, everlasting, evermore, forever, frequent, hourly, in ordinary, incessant, invariable, invariably, lasting, non-stop, on end, permanent, persistent, regular, regularly, steady, sustained, unabating, unbroken, unceasing, unremitting), değişmez (changeless, constant, entrenched, equable, fast, fixed, flat-footed, frozen, hard and fast, immutable, inalterable, invariable, Pat, permanent, regular, rigid, set, stable, static, steadfast, steady, unalterable, unchangeable, unchanging, unswerving, unvarying, unwavering), düzenli (clean-cut, coordinate, dainty, equal, even, harmonious, in good trim, in order, methodical, neat, ordered, orderly, organized, regular, right, snug, stated, steady, systematic, systematical, tidy), ödenmiş (paid, paid in, paid up). (various references) яerlemek (be settled, make a place home). (various references) статечний (personable, sedate), сталий (canonic, canonical, changeless, constant, fuddy-duddy, stabilized, steadfast, well balanced), твердий (callous, choky, consistent, coriaceous, crisp, crusty, deep-seated, firm, hard, hard and fast, resolute, solid, staunch, steadfast, stern, strong, tough), заселений (inhabitable), постійний (abiding, blue, certain, changeless, chronic, constant, continual, frequent, hourly, immanent, never failing, perdurable, permanent, regular, sedentary, standing, stationary, steady, uniform). (various references) không sôi nổi đã giải quyết r"i, chắc chắn (assuredly, away, certain, fast, reliable, secure, staid, strong, undoubted, unquestionable, well-founded, well-grounded), bị lắng, ổn định chín chắn, điềm tĩnh (calmly, composed, cool, impassive, imperturbable, passionless, placid, self-collected), đã thanh toán r"i đã định cư; đã có gia đình, đã có nơi có chốn, đã ổn định cuộc sống bị chiếm l m thuộc địa đã lắng. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | certa, certam, certe, certi, certissimam, certissime, certissimo, certius, certo, certum, certus, conposita, conpositis, conposito, conpositum, expedio, placeat, placebat, placebit, placebunt, placendum, placens, placent, placentem, placentes, placentia, placeret, placet, placetur, placita, placitam, placito, placitos, placitum, placorem, rata, sedatus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 8, Verse 25 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Pro tou orh edrasqhnai pro de pantwn bounwn genna me |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Necdum montes gravi mole constiterant ante colles ego parturiebar |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Ne yit the mounteynes in heuy mykilnesse hadden ben maad; er the hillis I was born. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Before the mountains were put in their places, before the hills was my birth: |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Proverbs Chapter 8, Verse 25 |
| Cebuano | Sa wala pa mapahimutang ang mga bukid, Sa wala pa ang kabungturan ako nahimugso na; |
| Croatian | Rodih se prije nego su utemeljene gore, prije brežuljaka. |
| Danish | førend Bjergene sænkedes, før Højene fødtes jeg, |
| Dutch | Aleer de bergen ingevest waren, voor de heuvelen was Ik geboren. |
| Finnish | Ennenkuin vuoret upotettiin paikoilleen, ennen kukkuloita, synnyin minä, |
| French | Avant que les montagnes soient affermies, Avant que les collines existent, je fus enfantée; |
| German | Ehe denn die Berge eingesenkt waren, vor den Hügeln war ich geboren, |
| Hungarian | Minekelõtte a hegyek leülepedtek volna, a halmoknak elõtte születtem. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Aku lahir sebelum gunung-gunung ditegakkan, sebelum bukit-bukit didirikan, |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Dahulu dari pada segala gunung diperalaskan dan dahulu dari pada segala bukitpun aku telah jadi. |
| Italian | prima che fossero fissate le basi dei monti, prima delle colline, io sono stata generata. |
| Maori | No mua atu i te whakaunga o nga maunga, no mua i nga pukepuke toku whanautanga: |
| Norwegian | Før fjellene blev senket ned, før haugene blev til, blev jeg født, |
| Portuguese | Antes que os montes fossem firmados, antes dos outeiros eu nasci, |
| Rumanian | am fost nqscutq knainte de kntqrirea munyilor, knainte de a fi dealurile, |
| Russian | с ТП"ЙМБУШ ТЕЦ"Е, ОЕЦЕМЙ ЧП"ТХЦЕОЩ 'ЩМЙ ЗПТЩ, ТЕЦ"Е ИПМНПЧ, |
| Spanish | Nací antes que los montes fuesen asentados, antes que las colinas. |
| Swedish | Förrän bergens grund var lagd, förrän höjderna funnos, blev jag född, |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "settled": resettled, unsettled. (additional references) | |
Words containing "settled": unsettledness, unsettlednesses. (additional references) | |
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"Settled" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: kettled, sattle, seetle, setled, Setlik, Setted, settel, settje, settlee, stettle. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "settled" (pronounced se"tuld) |
| 6 | s e" t u l d | resettled, unsettled. |
| 5 | -e" t u l d | nettled. |
| 4 | -t u l d | battled, belittled, bottled, chortled, disgruntled, dismantled, embattled, entitled, mottled, rattled, scuttled, shuttled, startled, subtitled, tattled, throttled, titled, totaled, totalled, whittled. |
| 3 | -u l d | addled, ambled, angled, annulled, assembled, babbled, backpedaled, baffled, barreled, bedeviled, bedraggled, befuddled, bespectacled, bevelled, bicycled, boggled, bridled, bristled, bubbled, buckled, bundled, bungled, cabled, canceled, cancelled, channeled, chiseled, chronicled, chuckled, circled, cobbled, coddled, commingled, corbelled, counseled, coupled, crackled, credentialed, crippled, crumbled, crumpled, cuddled, cycled, dabbled, dangled, dazzled, dialed, dibbled, dimpled, disabled, disassembled, disheveled, doubled, dribbled, dueled, dwindled, embezzled, emerald, empaneled, enabled, enameled, encircled, enfeebled, entangled, equaled, fabled, fiddled, fizzled, flanneled, fondled, frazzled, freckled, fueled, fuelled, fumbled, funneled, gambled, garbled, giggled, gobbled, grappled, grizzled, grumbled, haggled, handled, hassled, heckled, Herald, hobbled, huddled, humbled, hustled, idled, impaneled, imperiled, initialed, intermingled, jangled, jostled, juggled, jumbled, kindled, knuckled, labeled, labelled, ladled, leveled, levelled, libeled, mangled, manhandled, marbled, marshaled, marshalled, marveled, mingled, mishandled, mislabeled, modeled, muddled, muffled, mumbled, muscled, muzzled, needled, nestled, newfangled, nibbled, ogled, paddled, paneled, parceled, pedaled, pedalled, peddled, penciled, peopled, pickled, principled, pummeled, puzzled, quadrupled, quarreled, quintupled, rambled, rankled, raveled, reassembled, recycled, redoubled, refueled, rekindled, remodeled, resembled, reshuffled, reveled, riddled, rifled, rippled, rivaled, ruffled, rumbled, rumpled, saddled, sampled, scaffold, scrambled, scribbled, scuffled, shackled, shoveled, shriveled, shuffled, signaled, signalled, singled, sizzled, smuggled, snarled, spangled, sparkled, speckled, spiraled, sprinkled, squabbled, squirreled, stapled, stenciled, stifled, straddled, straggled, strangled, struggled, stumbled, swindled, tabled, tackled, tangled, tasseled, tickled, tinkled, toggled, toppled, trampled, traveled, travelled, trebled, trembled, trickled, tripled, troubled, trundled, tumbled, tussled, unbridled, unlabeled, unprincipled, unraveled, unrivaled, unruffled, unshackled, untrammeled, untroubled, waffled, wangled, whistled, widdled, wobbled, wrangled, wrestled, wrinkled. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-e-l-s-t-t" | |
-1 letter: detest, eldest, letted, settle, tested. | |
-2 letters: deets, deles, delts, leets, sleet, steed, steel, stele, teels, teles. | |
-3 letters: dees, deet, dele, dels, delt, eels, elds, else, lees, leet, lest, lets, seed, seel, sett, sled, stet, teds, teed, teel, tees, tele, tels, test, tets. | |
-4 letters: dee, del, eds, eel, eld, els, led, lee, let, see, sel. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-e-l-s-t-t" | |
+2 letters: dotterels, resettled, unsettled. | |
+3 letters: detestable, detestably, disentitle, splattered, spluttered, stalemated, stilettoed, telecasted. | |
+4 letters: adulterates, castellated, debilitates, decathletes, dictyostele, dilettantes, disentitled, disentitles, kettledrums, laundrettes, letterheads, outwrestled, plentitudes, scutellated, silhouetted, stiltedness, sulfuretted, tessellated, theodolites, turtledoves, turtleheads. | |
+5 letters: battlefields, constellated, delectations, destructible, detrimentals, dictyosteles, dilatometers, epiglottides, expostulated, gesticulated, interestedly, launderettes, multistemmed, pentlandites, restimulated, restrictedly, retranslated, titleholders. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 65 74 74 6C 65 64 |
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