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settle on
Also, settle upon.
Decide something, as in They finally settled on Bermuda for their vacation . [Second half of 1700s]
Give property or a title to someone, as in She settled an annuity on her husband . [Mid-1600s]
Example Sentences
Secretary General Mark Rutte has already settled on the menu for their meeting at The Hague: one that will avoid a row with Nato's most powerful member, the US.
A three-day trial was due to begin on Monday but counsel for Mr Hoy announced proceedings had been settled on confidential terms.
There's been a lot of chopping and changing with Australia's top order and they have three Tests to try to settle on a formula that works.
Vendors were selling a variety of colorful national flags in downtown L.A. on Wednesday, but Axel Martinez settled on one with with Old Glory on one half and the Mexican flag on the other.
And when the time comes — when the crates of tomatoes start to dwindle and I feel that first late-summer shiver in the air — I’ll settle on a recipe.
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