settle (something) on (someone)
phrasal verb
settled (something) on (someone); settling (something) on (someone); settles (something) on (someone)
chiefly British
: to arrange to give (money or property) to (someone)
She settled her whole fortune on her grandchildren.
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The process to settle on Andrea Berta took a few months.
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Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 19 June 2025
The dust has yet to settle on whether and by how much import tariffs might rise.
—Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
The lander was supposed to settle on Mare Frigoris, a narrow lunar plain on the moon’s northern region, around 3:17 p.m. Eastern.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
The administration still has time to settle on a coherent strategy, but the window of opportunity is closing.
—Oriana Skylar Mastro, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2025
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Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 19 June 2025
The dust has yet to settle on whether and by how much import tariffs might rise.
—Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
The lander was supposed to settle on Mare Frigoris, a narrow lunar plain on the moon’s northern region, around 3:17 p.m. Eastern.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
The administration still has time to settle on a coherent strategy, but the window of opportunity is closing.
—Oriana Skylar Mastro, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for settle (something) on (someone)
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“Settle (something) on (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/settle%20%28something%29%20on%20%28someone%29. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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