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land on

land on verb: to land atop of; to fall on the surface of.

Verb

land on (third-person singular simple present lands on, present participle landing on, simple past and past participle landed on)

  1. (literally) To land atop of; to fall on the surface of.
    • In 1969, Apollo 11 was the first manned spacecraft to land on the moon.
    • I was shoved down and my backpack landed on the pavement.
  2. (idiomatic) To reach a common conclusion or agreement, usually following a small period of disagreement.
    • I wanted pepperoni pizza, but my friend was a vegetarian, so we landed on having cheese pizza.

Forms of land on

third-person singular presentlands on
present participlelanding on
past participlelanded on
pastlanded on

Origin of land on

Phrasal verb of land (“to arrive at”) + on (“atop; above; onto; etc.”)

Questions about land on

What does land on mean?
Land on means to land atop of; to fall on the surface of.
What part of speech is land on?
Land on is a verb.
What is the past tense of land on?
The past tense of land on is landed on.

Words near land on in the dictionary

  1. land of the living
  2. Land of the Long White Cloud
  3. Land of the Morning Calm
  4. Land of the Red Dragon
  5. Land of the Rising Sun
  6. land on
  7. land on one's feet
  8. Land Park
  9. land patent
  10. land patents
  11. land pirate

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