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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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Soon after release, the originally motile female microgametes begin to settle on a surface and start to secrete a chemical signal.
Young crawlers settle on the upper surface of immature leaves, causing galls to form on the under surface of the leaves.
In 1822, Chief Shenandoah of the Oneidas purchased rights from the Menominee in the Wisconsin Territory to settle on their lands.
Keep the bodywork of the car as sparkling as possible and get rid of all the debris that tends to settle on the carpets.
Allen's gaze had come to settle on the horizon, where the sun was slowly dipping out of sight, a fiery light burning into the sky.
Like jackals around a tiger kill, small flies hovered around the feasting mantis, even daring to settle on its grotesque pea-like eyes.

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