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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Is there a right method or one model that the entire industry will likely settle on?
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
In an incisive observation of the way that an adult’s words can sometimes settle on a child with unusual weight, I-Jing absorbs this folk superstition without question, and begins to shoplift gaudy trinkets from surrounding market stalls, only ever using her evil left hand.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2025
Even if Moscow and Washington cannot settle on a replacement treaty before New START goes out of force next February, rapid nuclear expansion is not inevitable.
—Rose Gottemoeller, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2025
Whatever the two countries settle on will matter for the future of his business.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 4 May 2025
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
In an incisive observation of the way that an adult’s words can sometimes settle on a child with unusual weight, I-Jing absorbs this folk superstition without question, and begins to shoplift gaudy trinkets from surrounding market stalls, only ever using her evil left hand.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2025
Even if Moscow and Washington cannot settle on a replacement treaty before New START goes out of force next February, rapid nuclear expansion is not inevitable.
—Rose Gottemoeller, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2025
Whatever the two countries settle on will matter for the future of his business.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 4 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 25 May. 2025.
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