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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

come to grips with en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To confront or deal with directly; to commence a confrontation.
    • On Thursday, Robert A. Iger, Disney’s chief executive, put the sale of the company’s “noncore” channels, including ABC and FX, on the table. He called the decline in traditional television “a reality we have to come to grips with.” 2023 July 15, Brooks Barnes, quoting Robert A. Iger, “In Hollywood, the Strikes Are Just Part of the Problem”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
    • Until she comes to grips with her mother's death, she has no hope of putting it behind her.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
come to grips with Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
came to grips with Tense=Past lexicographic
coming to grips with Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
comes to grips with Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

come to terms with

Translations (12)

de sich in etwas einarbeiten (to confront directly) · fi käsitellä (to confront directly) · de in den Griff bekommen (to confront directly) · it fare i conti (to confront directly) · de etwas anpacken (to confront directly) · de mit etwas umgehen (to confront directly) · ja 踏み込む (to confront directly) · pl uporać się (to confront directly) · de mit etwas klarkommen (to confront directly) · fr faire face (to confront directly) · pl zmierzyć się (to confront directly) · de etwas bewältigen (to confront directly)