settle on

Verb

Meaning

become fixed (on)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

take determine choose agree decide select pick adopt elect fix devise opt work out fixate arrive at

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Antonyms

sit on the fence have doubts about have qualms about be unable to come to a decision on be equivocal about be in a quandary about

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Hypernyms

freeze stop dead

Examples

A woman's love is like the morning dew. It's just as likely to settle on a horse turd as a rose. Larry McMurtry

That of all people, it should be him; that took her aback. That the heart should settle on somebody like him; that surprised her. But she was so certain about it, so certain. Alexander McCall Smith

Machiavel says virtue and riches seldom settle on one man. Robert Burton

You really don't want to take that tone with me. (Varyk) Well, I do have several others we can choose from. Contemptuous. Angry. Snide. Aggravated. How about I just settle on extreme sarcasm and we call it even? (Dev) Sherrilyn Kenyon

I poke around in the pile, about to settle on some cod chowder, when Peeta holds out a can to me. "Here.” I take it, not knowing what to expect. The label reads LAMB STEW. Suzanne Collins

I'm serious about thinking through all the possibilities before we settle on anything. All things have the advantages of their disadvantages, and vice versa. Larry Wall

Close letter words and terms

settle hash settle in settle into settle peace settle the bill settle the score