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What does settle on mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word settle on? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To make a decision or selection; to decide, arrange, or agree on.
  2. To confer (an annuity, etc) upon by permanent grant; to assure to. (Compare settle (“formally, legally secure”).)
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Like jackals around a tiger kill, small flies hovered around the feasting mantis, even daring to settle on its grotesque pea-like eyes.
In 1822, Chief Shenandoah of the Oneidas purchased rights from the Menominee in the Wisconsin Territory to settle on their lands.
Even now my restless eyes will settle on its surface and pause, as if some mystery, still obscure, might be solved.
Young crawlers settle on the upper surface of immature leaves, causing galls to form on the under surface of the leaves.
After a long heart to heart, we settle on four procedures eyelid surgery, liposuction, laser surgery, and teeth whitening.
Keep the bodywork of the car as sparkling as possible and get rid of all the debris that tends to settle on the carpets.

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