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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Di’Anno joined Iron Maiden in 1978, at a point when the still-fledgling group had been performing for several years but had yet to settle on a sturdy lineup.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
While warm weather has delayed snowfall across the state, a hazardous weather outlook for northeast and north-central Colorado indicated between 1 and 3 inches of snow could settle on areas above 9,000 feet through Friday night.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2024
The writers struggle a bit more to settle on an arc for Liz (Christa Miller), Jimmy’s bossy, buttinsky neighbor.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
By the time the dust was beginning to settle on the evening of October 7, 2023, Israelis knew without a doubt that their lives had changed forever.
—Natan Ehrenreich, National Review, 7 Oct. 2024
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
While warm weather has delayed snowfall across the state, a hazardous weather outlook for northeast and north-central Colorado indicated between 1 and 3 inches of snow could settle on areas above 9,000 feet through Friday night.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2024
The writers struggle a bit more to settle on an arc for Liz (Christa Miller), Jimmy’s bossy, buttinsky neighbor.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
By the time the dust was beginning to settle on the evening of October 7, 2023, Israelis knew without a doubt that their lives had changed forever.
—Natan Ehrenreich, National Review, 7 Oct. 2024
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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 14 Nov. 2024.
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