English → Latin
“settled” in Latin
certuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved, determinedexplōrōto investigate, search out, seek, discover, examine, explore; to spy out, reconnoitre; to test, try, put to the proofperspiciōto see through something; to perceive or discern clearlycōnfiteorto confess, admit; to acknowledge, agree; to reveal, show
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
settled
participial adjective, certus (sure, certain): exploratus (found sure): perspectus, cognitus et perspectus (fully perceived): confessus (confessed, placed beyond all doubt). A settled thing, res confessa: it is a settled point with philosophers, inter omnes philosophos constat: it was spoken of as a settled thing, constans fama erat: as if it were a settled thing that, etc., quasi id constet: the matter is not yet settled, adhuc sub judice lis est (Hor.). It is settled, exploratum, certum, manifestum et apertum est; constat inter omnes; omnes in eo conveniunt: to consider as settled, pro explorato habere
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for settled?
- The usual Latin words for “settled” are certus, explōrō, perspiciō; also cōnfiteor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.