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land on en · VERB

Etymology

Phrasal verb of land (“to arrive at”) + on (“atop; above; onto; etc.”)

Meanings

1. (literally) To land atop of; to fall on the surface of.
   • I was shoved down and my backpack landed on the pavement.
   • In 1969, Apollo 11 was the first manned spacecraft to land on the moon.
2. (idiomatic) To reach a common conclusion or agreement, usually following a small period of disagreement.
   • I wanted pepperoni pizza, but my friend was a vegetarian, so we landed on having cheese pizza.

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