settle on
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Definition
Verb: 1. To make a final decision or choice after consideration: To agree upon or select something definitively from a set of options. 2. To become fixed or stationary (on something): To come to rest or focus on a particular point or object.
Usage and Examples
- Verb (To decide):
- After weeks of looking, they finally settled on a name for their baby.
- We couldn't decide between the blue or the grey paint, but we settled on a light green instead.
- The committee settled on a date for the annual conference.
- Verb (To become fixed):
- A strange silence settled on the room as everyone waited for the news.
- Her gaze settled on the old photograph, lost in memory.
- Dust had settled on every surface of the abandoned house.
Advanced Usage
- "To settle on someone/something" implies a conclusion to a period of deliberation or movement. It often carries a nuance of finality or resolution.
- The responsibility for the project ultimately settled on the most experienced team member.
Variants and Related Words
- Settle (verb): To resolve, to come to rest, or to establish a home.
- Settlement (noun): An official agreement or a community.
- Settled (adjective): Fixed, established, or calm.
Synonyms
- Decide on
- Choose
- Opt for
- Fix on
- Alight on
- Come to rest on
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Settle for: To accept something that is less than what one wanted.
- We wanted a house with a garden, but we had to settle for an apartment.
- Settle down: To become calm, quiet, or established in a stable life.
- The children need to settle down and go to sleep.
- Settle in: To become comfortable in a new place or situation.
- It took her a few months to settle in at her new job.
Related Idioms
- Let the dust settle: To wait for a situation to become calm or clear after a big change or disturbance.
- After the merger, we need to let the dust settle before making new plans.
Verb
- become fixed (on)
- Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon