land on

verb

To land atop of; to fall on the surface of.

“I was shoved down and my backpack landed on the pavement.”

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Meanings

verbland on (third-person singular simple present lands on, present participle landing on, simple past and past participle landed on)

present singular third person lands on · participle present landing on · participle past landed on · past landed on

  1. literallyTo land atop of; to fall on the surface of.

    I was shoved down and my backpack landed on the pavement.

    1 more example

    In 1969, Apollo 11 was the first manned spacecraft to land on the moon.

  2. idiomaticTo 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.

Origin

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

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land on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/land%20on

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“land on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/land%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “land on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/land%20on.

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