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settle upon

settle upon verb: synonym of settle on.

Verb

settle upon (third-person singular simple present settles upon, present participle settling upon, simple past and past participle settled upon)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of settle on.
    • I […] have settled upon him a good annuity.1711 July 12 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “SUNDAY, July 2, 1711”, in The Spectator, number 106; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New...
    Synonyms:
    settle on

Synonyms of settle upon

Forms of settle upon

third-person singular presentsettles upon
present participlesettling upon
past participlesettled upon
pastsettled upon

Questions about settle upon

What does settle upon mean?
Settle upon means synonym of settle on.
What part of speech is settle upon?
Settle upon is a verb.
What is the past tense of settle upon?
The past tense of settle upon is settled upon.

Words near settle upon in the dictionary

  1. settle one's account
  2. settle one's affairs
  3. settle someone's hash
  4. settle the score
  5. settle up
  6. settle upon
  7. settle with
  8. settleability
  9. settleable
  10. settleables
  11. settled

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