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settles on

settles on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of settle on.

Meaning of settle on

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see settle, on.
    • The grounds settled on the bottom of the pot.
  2. To make a decision or selection; to decide, arrange, or agree on.
    • He looked at all the colors for a long time before finally settling on a sage green.
  3. To confer (an annuity, etc) upon by permanent grant; to assure to. (Compare settle (“formally, legally secure”).)

Questions about settles on

What is settles on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Settles on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of settle on.

Words near settles on in the dictionary

  1. settles accounts with
  2. settles down
  3. settles for
  4. settles in
  5. settles into
  6. settles on
  7. settles one's account
  8. settles someone's hash
  9. settles the score
  10. settles up
  11. settles upon

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