settled

settled
adj.
VERBS
be, feel, seem
get
ADVERB
fairly, very, etc.

She seems fairly settled in her new job already.

comfortably, happily (esp. BrE)

He is happily settled with his wife and their two children.

Settled is used with these nouns: ↑weather

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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