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Settle on   /sˈɛtəl ɑn/   Listen
verb
Settle  v. t.  (past & past part. settled; pres. part. settling)  
1.
To place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; esp., to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, or the like. "And he settled his countenance steadfastly upon him, until he was ashamed." "The father thought the time drew on Of setting in the world his only son."
2.
To establish in the pastoral office; to ordain or install as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish; as, to settle a minister. (U. S.)
3.
To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to render quiet; to still; to calm; to compose. "God settled then the huge whale-bearing lake." "Hoping that sleep might settle his brains."
4.
To clear of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink; to render pure or clear; said of a liquid; as, to settle coffee, or the grounds of coffee.
5.
To restore or bring to a smooth, dry, or passable condition; said of the ground, of roads, and the like; as, clear weather settles the roads.
6.
To cause to sink; to lower; to depress; hence, also, to render close or compact; as, to settle the contents of a barrel or bag by shaking it.
7.
To determine, as something which is exposed to doubt or question; to free from unscertainty or wavering; to make sure, firm, or constant; to establish; to compose; to quiet; as, to settle the mind when agitated; to settle questions of law; to settle the succession to a throne; to settle an allowance. "It will settle the wavering, and confirm the doubtful."
8.
To adjust, as something in discussion; to make up; to compose; to pacify; as, to settle a quarrel.
9.
To adjust, as accounts; to liquidate; to balance; as, to settle an account.
10.
Hence, to pay; as, to settle a bill. (Colloq.)
11.
To plant with inhabitants; to colonize; to people; as, the French first settled Canada; the Puritans settled New England; Plymouth was settled in 1620.
To settle on or To settle upon,
(a)
to confer upon by permanent grant; to assure to. "I... have settled upon him a good annuity."
(b)
to choose; to decide on; sometimes with the implication that the choice is not ideal, but the best available.
To settle the land (Naut.), to cause it to sink, or appear lower, by receding from it.
Synonyms: To fix; establish; regulate; arrange; compose; adjust; determine; decide.





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"Settle on" Quotes from Famous Books



... I noticed—I don't think Gerard did—that her face had grown rather anxious-looking as he spoke. 'If you like,' she went on, 'we can glance over your books, some of them are still here, and settle on a little work ...
— My New Home • Mary Louisa Molesworth
... to the humble Wasp— the Wasp. That Ishmael of domestic insects, The terror of the feminine sex! The Philosopher shares And our Philosopher, though cool, the prevailing Prejudice. Was no exception to the rule. His Method. He let it settle on his plate; He poised a knife above—like Fate. The Blow falls. Next—with a sudden flash it drops Right on that unsuspecting Wopse! Which, unprepared by previous omen, A Tragic Meeting. Awestruck, confronts its own abdomen! ...
— Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 99., Nov. 1, 1890 • Various
... we gained upon our quarry, but being afraid to run him too close for fear that he might drop his victim, we kept at a safe distance behind him, yet within rifle range, and near enough to make a prompt attack when he should settle on the ground. ...
— A Trip to Venus • John Munro
... the hill, the major sending off a company to hold the bridge where the road crosses the canal and forks to Arlington and Fairfax Court House. Presently there pass by us regiments from Michigan, New York, New Jersey, and it may be from other States which I forget. Some turn off to the right, to settle on the hill which is now scooped into Fort Albany; others press forward to Alexandria, the bells of which town very soon begin to ring a frightened peal of alarm and confusion. We move out a half mile farther and halt, our night's work being over, and other things in store; the moonlight wanes, and ...
— The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 - Devoted To Literature And National Policy • Various
... I would accompany him to his lodgings. 'I have been thinking of something for you, Donald,' he said, when I rejoined him. 'I am preparing to start, as soon as the spring commences, at the head of a party of emigrants to settle on a large tract of land in Upper Canada, and I want the assistance of one or two active young men, with heads on their shoulders, who have their way to make in the world. I have been out there for two years, and know the wants of the country. Active ...
— Janet McLaren - The Faithful Nurse • W.H.G. Kingston


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