settle on
verb- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see settle, on. · The grounds settled on the bottom of the pot.
- To make a decision or selection; to decide, arrange, or agree on. · He looked at all the colors for a long time before finally settling on a sage green.· settle on a plan
- To confer (an annuity, etc) upon by permanent grant; to assure to. (Compare settle (“formally, legally secure”).)
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Mercédès has no fortune; I have none to settle on her.
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