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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Before voters get a say, the council has to give its stamp of approval and settle on a final project list with the mayor. Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 17 July 2025 For readers of historical fiction, there’s no need to settle on just one place or period when journeying into the past. Mia Barzilay Freund, Vogue, 7 July 2025 There’s nothing predictable about Trump claiming to want diplomacy with Iran and giving the Iranians a two-week reprieve, only to settle on forceful measures 48 hours later. Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025 When a child is harmed, her parent, in scrambling to make sense of her family’s sorrow and misfortune, may settle on blaming the person closest at hand. Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for settle (something) on (someone)

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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 23 Jul. 2025.

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