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settled

settled

3.4
Decided so there is no more doubt or argument
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɛtld/
translation icon : resuelto
  • With that matter settled, Antiochus then marched with his armies into Egypt, aiming to double the size of his empire by seizing the Ptolemaic heartland.

So that let's, let's get things settled and let's get a, a, a sense of that.

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Examples

  • Senator, I said that it's settled as a precedent of the Supreme Court.

  • So when this happened, I thought the question had already been settled for me, that I was a straight ally working for a gay organization.

  • But to this, to this day, it's not a settled case.

  • And when it felt like it was finally settled, I would pay it.

  • Why can't history just be settled enough already?

  • Unless all that is prepared, all that is settled, you can't enter into this world, into the world of creation.

  • After the negotiation, we finally reached a settled agreement that both parties could accept.

  • Once the evidence was reviewed, the judge declared the case settled and dismissed the claims.

  • The committee's decision was settled after a long discussion, leaving no room for further debate.

Synonyms

conclusive
vssettled
65 4.8

A result or proof that clearly shows something is true and leaves no doubt

is about being made final and removing any dispute
determined
vssettled
16 2.4

Found after careful study or testing

is about being made final and removing any dispute
done and dusted
vssettled
  • UK
3 5.6

Completely finished and settled so nothing more needs doing

is about being made final and removing any dispute
resolved
vssettled
3.2

Solved or explained so it is no longer a problem

is about being made final and removing any dispute
confirmed
vssettled
3.0

Officially made certain, for example a reservation or a person in the church who had the ceremony

is about being made final and removing any dispute
decided
vssettled
2.6

Very clear and easy to notice

is about being made final and removing any dispute

Antonyms

22 4.2

Not decided or final, for example a question, a plan

4.1

Not accepted as true by some people

Compounds

An area where many people live close together

How Resolved

final
1.0
decided
2.6
settled
3.4
open
579 1.0
unresolved
56 4.4
disputed
4.1

Surface Forms

settled positive

Morphology

settled = settle (transparent) = settle + ed

Formed from the verb 'settle' in the sense 'to resolve or decide', so 'settled' meaning 'decided/no longer in dispute' is a direct past-participle/adjectival use.

Etymology

Settled comes from the root set, meaning 'to put in place'. So when something is 'settled' it has been put in place or decided and there is no more doubt.