bring to terms en · VERB
Meanings
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(archaic, transitive) To compel to accept certain conditions.
[…] if we could have prevailed upon Spain and Prussia to have continued the war until the enemy were brought to terms […]
1818, William Cobbett, The Parliamentary History of England, page 1133:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bringing to terms | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| brought to terms | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| brought to terms | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| brings to terms | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |