Meaning

2 senses
  1. (literally)To land atop of; to fall on the surface of.

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

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

  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.

Examples

200 sentences
  1. Tomorrow, he will land on the moon.

    Завтра він висадиться на Місяці.

    ruЗавтра он прилунится.

    deMorgen wird er auf dem Mond landen.

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  2. We can't land the plane on that field.

    ruМы не можем посадить самолёт на это поле.

    deWir können mit dem Flugzeug nicht auf dem Feld landen.

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  3. He was the first man to land on the moon.

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  4. Is it possible to land a plane on this island?

    ruМожно ли посадить на этом острове самолёт?

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  5. I wish something would fall out of the sky and land on Tom.

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Origin

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

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

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Forms

lands on, landing on, landed on, landed on
Base formland on · to land on
3rd person singularlands on
Present participlelanding on
Past simplelanded on
Past participlelanded on

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyland on
he, she, itlands on

Past simpleLesson

all personslanded on

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave landed on
he, she, ithas landed on

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill land on

Phrasal verbs

4 phrasal verbs

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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