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Also, settle upon.

Decide something, as in They finally settled on Bermuda for their vacation. [Second half of 1700s]

Give property or a title to someone, as in She settled an annuity on her husband. [Mid-1600s]

QUIZZES

Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.

Question 1 of 7

Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

Just the hard-on before you shoot unarmed members of the public.
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Three on-the-record stories from a family: a mother and her daughters who came from Phoenix.
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You just travel light with carry-on luggage, go to cities that you love, and get to hang out with all your friends.
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It was a brick wall that we turned into the on-ramp of a highway.
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Could the (thus far) timid trembling give way to a full-on, grand mal seizure?
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Having accomplished his task within three months Datto Mandi withdrew with all his men, except two who wished to settle at Pardo.
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As night began to settle down over the land, the Queen Elizabeth seemed to feel the time had come to give full vent to her wrath.
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And we will also settle and assure the particular rights and interests of every planter and adventurer.
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In fact, one evening, his wife and children deserted him entirely and went to settle elsewhere, thinking it was all over with him.
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Many people when presented with the argument above, would settle it at once with the word "socialism."
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