come to terms

come to terms
1 the two sides came to terms: REACH AN AGREEMENT/UNDERSTANDING, make a deal, reach a compromise, meet each other halfway.
2 she eventually came to terms with her situation: ACCEPT, come to accept, reconcile oneself to, learn to live with, become resigned to, make the best of; face up to.
term

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phrasal
: to reach an agreement or a state of comprehension that permits agreement with or adjustment to something

some adaptability is essential if one is to come to terms with modern life

also : submit — usually used with with

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come to terms
1. To come to an agreement
2. To submit
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Main Entry:term

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come to terms — see term, 1
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Main Entry:come
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come to terms
1 : to reach an agreement

The two sides have not been able to come to terms.

— often + with

The company has come to terms with the union.

2 : to learn how to accept or live with something that is difficult or painful
— + with

It took him a long time to come to terms with the end of his marriage.

She has found it hard to come to terms with the demands of her job.

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Main Entry:term

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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