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settles upon

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

Meaning of settle upon

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

Questions about settles upon

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

Words near settles upon in the dictionary

  1. settles on
  2. settles one's account
  3. settles someone's hash
  4. settles the score
  5. settles up
  6. settles upon
  7. settles with
  8. settlin'
  9. settling
  10. settling a score
  11. settling accounts with

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