settle on

ˈsɛtl ɒn
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Translation of settle on from English into Dutch

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Phrasal verb

tr.
1.

agreement

agree on something after thinking about choices
  • They settled on a date for the meeting.Ze kwamen een datum overeen voor de vergadering.
2.

focus

Rare
become fixed or focused on something
Rare
  • Her eyes settled on the distant mountains.Haar ogen richtten zich op de verre bergen.
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Synonyms and analogies of settle on in English

Examples of settle on in a sentence

  • We settled on a supplier for the components.
  • His thoughts settled on the upcoming exam.
  • The committee settled on the final proposal after much debate.

Translations of "settle on" in Context ordered by category and frequency

vestigen op

to settle on the surface so they can attack us...

om ons te vestigen op de oppervlakte, zodat ze ons kunnen aanvallen...

genoegen nemen met

Well, I'm not going to settle on just any old thing.

Nou, ik ga niet genoegen nemen met zomaar iets ouds.

vestigen zich op

Tiny amounts of carpet fibres are thrown into the air and settle on objects in the immediate vicinity.

Komen kleine hoeveelheden tapijtvezels in de lucht en vestigen zich op objecten in de directe omgeving.

eens worden over

But we just couldn't settle on a main title until the very last minute.

Maar we konden het pas op het laatste moment eens worden over de hoofdtitel.

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settle on: Examples and translations in context

These tragedies happen as humans settle on ancient elephant paths.

Dit is 't gevolg als mensen zich vestigen op eeuwenoude olifantenroutes.

Americans are forced to settle on necessary undesired products/services.

Amerikanen worden gedwongen om zich te vestigen op noodzakelijke ongewenste producten/ diensten.

As a result, there are no elements that can settle on the lungs.

Als gevolg hiervan zijn er geen elementen die zich kunnen vestigen op de longen.

We also have the right to terminate an account for repeated failures to settle on time.

We hebben ook het recht om de rekening voor herhaalde mislukkingen te vestigen op tijd te beëindigen.

The limit for respirable dusts that settle on the alveoli determines which filter performance is required.

De grenswaarde voor fijnstof die zich vestigen op de longblaasjes, bepaalt welke filter prestatie nodig is.

And eventually we had to settle on a white, already tanned hide.

Uiteindelijk moesten we genoegen nemen met een witte, al gelooide huid.

But why settle on one place when you can have the whole world?

Maar waarom zou ik genoegen nemen met één plek in de wereld?

I love extreme sports from the early age and like almost every extremal I can't settle on one type of sport.

Ik houd van jongs af aan van extreme sporten en zoals met bijna elke extremiteit kan ik geen genoegen nemen met één soort sport.

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