settle (something) on (someone)
phrasal verb
settled (something) on (someone); settling (something) on (someone); settles (something) on (someone)
chiefly British
: to arrange to give (money or property) to (someone)
She settled her whole fortune on her grandchildren.
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Each of these little piezoelectric zaps pulls more dissolved gold out of the surrounding fluids to settle on the grains already there.
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2024
Di’Anno joined Iron Maiden in 1978, at a point when the still-fledgling group had been performing for several years but had yet to settle on a sturdy lineup.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
While warm weather has delayed snowfall across the state, a hazardous weather outlook for northeast and north-central Colorado indicated between 1 and 3 inches of snow could settle on areas above 9,000 feet through Friday night.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2024
The writers struggle a bit more to settle on an arc for Liz (Christa Miller), Jimmy’s bossy, buttinsky neighbor.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2024
Di’Anno joined Iron Maiden in 1978, at a point when the still-fledgling group had been performing for several years but had yet to settle on a sturdy lineup.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
While warm weather has delayed snowfall across the state, a hazardous weather outlook for northeast and north-central Colorado indicated between 1 and 3 inches of snow could settle on areas above 9,000 feet through Friday night.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2024
The writers struggle a bit more to settle on an arc for Liz (Christa Miller), Jimmy’s bossy, buttinsky neighbor.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Settle (something) on (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/settle%20%28something%29%20on%20%28someone%29. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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