Asentada (en. Settled)

/as.enˈta.ða/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Definition: The action of settling down or establishing residence in a place.

Example Sentence: Her settlement in the city was very successful.

Su asentada en la ciudad fue muy exitosa.

Definition: Place where a community or group settles.

Example Sentence: The settlement in the mountains offers incredible views.

La asentada en la montaña ofrece vistas increíbles.

Definition: Rural establishment.

Example Sentence: Settlements in the countryside tend to be peaceful.

Las asentadas en el campo suelen ser tranquilas.

Etymology/Origin: From the verb to settle, which comes from the Latin 'assentare', meaning to fix or establish.

Common Phrase: settled in life

Common Phrase Meaning: A stage of calm and stability in life.

asentada de la vida

Common Phrase: looking for a settled place

Common Phrase Meaning: To try to find a place to live or settle down.

buscar una asentada

Common Phrase: to make a settlement

Common Phrase Meaning: To establish oneself in a place permanently.

hacer una asentada

Related Word: to settle

Related Word Description: To fix something in a place so that it does not move.

asentar

Related Word: to settle down

Related Word Description: To establish oneself in a place.

asentarse

Related Word: to establish

Related Word Description: To found or institute something in a place.

establecer

Slang Meaning: To be well settled in a place.

Slang Example: After several years, I already feel settled in the city.

Después de varios años, ya me siento asentada en la ciudad.

Slang Meaning: To feel at home.

Slang Example: This community is very welcoming, I feel settled.

Esta comunidad es muy acogedora, me siento asentada.