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settled in

settled in is the simple past and past participle of settle in.

Meaning of settle in

Verb

settle in (third-person singular simple present settles in, present participle settling in, simple past and past participle settled in)

  1. (idiomatic) To get comfortable or established, as in a new place.
    • I had just sat down in my favorite easy chair and settled in when the phone rang.
    Synonyms:
    ensconce
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see settle, in.
    • The colonists settled in Montreal.

Questions about settled in

What is settled in the simple past and past participle of?
Settled in is the simple past and past participle of settle in.

Words near settled in in the dictionary

  1. settled accounts with
  2. settled district
  3. settled districts
  4. settled down
  5. settled for
  6. settled in
  7. settled into
  8. settled on
  9. settled one's account
  10. settled someone's hash
  11. settled the score

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