SETTLE ON/UPON (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING)


Meaning of SETTLE ON/UPON (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) in English

settle on/upon somebody/something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ settle )

1 . to decide or agree on something:

They haven’t settled on a name for the baby yet.

2 . settle something on somebody British English formal to make a formal arrangement to give money or property to someone:

She settled a small yearly sum on each of her children.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.