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Definition of settle on phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

settle on

phrasal verb
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settle on something
  1. to choose or make a decision about something after thinking about it
    • Have you settled on a name for the baby yet?
    • After much deliberation, he finally settled on a beautiful patterned rug.
    Topics Preferences and decisionsc2
settle something on somebody
  1. (law) to formally arrange to give money or property to somebody, especially in a will
    • He settled part of his estate on his son.
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