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# unsettled

adjective (unsettled); verb form (past of unsettle)

«unsettled» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (of weather) Changing often, with rain and wind likely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsettled/#m1)
2. Worried, nervous or not calm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsettled/#m2)
3. Not yet decided or sorted out: an unsettled argument. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsettled/#m3)
4. (of a bill or debt) Not yet paid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsettled/#m4)
5. (verb, past) Made someone feel worried: «The noise unsettled the dog.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsettled/#m5)
6. Unsettled can also mean restless, always moving from place to place instead of staying in one home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsettled/#m6)

### In the lessons

In weather forecasts: «unsettled weather this week». In stories and PSHE: a child feels unsettled in a new school. In maths and money: an unsettled bill still needs paying.

### Examples

- The forecast says the weather will be unsettled all weekend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsettled/#x1)
- The new pupil felt unsettled on her first day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsettled/#x2)
- The question of who would be captain was still unsettled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsettled/#x3)
- The thunder unsettled the horses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsettled/#x4)
- The bill of £20 was still unsettled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsettled/#x5)
- Moving house can leave pets unsettled for a while. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsettled/#x6)
- "Yes, that is your misfortune," said the fence-rail; "you are so fickle, so unsettled; you must always be travelling about into foreign lands when the cold commences here. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsettled/#x7)

### Note

Takes «an». Several senses: weather, feelings, decisions, bills. Opposite: settled. «Unsettling» means causing worry.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unsettled» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsettled/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unsettled» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unsettled.html) on Mova free.