settle on
Idioms-
Also, settle upon.
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Decide something, as in They finally settled on Bermuda for their vacation . [Second half of 1700s]
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Give property or a title to someone, as in She settled an annuity on her husband . [Mid-1600s]
Example Sentences
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They settled on House No. 2, which also appeared civilized but in a less unsavory location.
I wasnāt much bigger than a young possum when Mama and Papa settled on the land; but after I grew up a little, Papa told me all about it.
From Literature
Instead of adopting some new fixed-exchange international agreement to replace Bretton Woods, as Congress likely expected, America eventually settled on the floating exchange system we have today.
I donāt know how you can settle on a single highlight from an Olympic fortnight which included a Norwegian cross-country skier, Johannes Klaebo, collecting six gold medals, a record for a single Winter Games.
The coalition of community leaders and concerned residents calling for accountability settled on a specific goal: an independent investigation by the state attorney general.
From Los Angeles Times
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