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Definition settle on in American English

settle on phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to make a decision between two or more people or things after not being certain which to choose

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The band has yet to settle on a name.

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2

if your eyes settle on someone or something, you begin to look at them

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3

to give someone money or property in a legal and official way

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Definition settle on in American English