land on



land (up)on someone or something

to light on someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) A bee landed upon her and frightened her. The spoon I dropped landed on the cake and ruined the icing.
See also: land, on

land on

see under jump all over; for land on one's feet, see fall on one's feet.
See also: land, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AnnikaAHN-nee-kah (Swedish, Dutch, Finnish), AH-nee-kah (German), AN-i-kə (English), AHN-i-kə (English)Swedish, Dutch, Finnish, German, English (Modern)
RalphieRAL-feeEnglish
Molina[mə'li:nə]
JoËLzho-EL (French)French, Dutch
Ksaweryksah-VE-riPolish
Arkadiahr-KAH-deeRussian