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come to terms with en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic, transitive) To resolve a conflict with.
   • […] some hope of their being able to come to terms with him, and thus prevent them from joining with the Independents. The other request was that he would allow William Moray to come to him, in order to oblige the Scots. 1898, Jean de Montereul, Pompone de Bellièvre, Pierre de Bellièvre, edited by J. G. Fotheringham, The Diplomatic Correspondence of Jean de Montereul and the Brothers de Bellièvre, volume 1, page 108:
2. (idiomatic, transitive) To accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful.
   • Until he comes to terms with his traumatic experience, he will not be able to move on.
   • She finally came to terms with her addictions at her third rehab clinic and rarely drank again.

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come to grips with

Translations (32)

cs vyrovnat se (accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful) · es llegar a un acuerdo con (resolve a conflict with) · el συμβιβάζομαι (accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful) · pl dochodzić do porozumienia (resolve a conflict with) · fr se faire une raison (accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful) · nn forsona seg med (accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful) · fi selättää (resolve a conflict with) · pl brać się za bary (accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful) · ru смириться (accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful) · pl wziąć się za bary (accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful) · es avenirse (resolve a conflict with) · nn forlika seg med (accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful) · cmn 接受 (accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful) · cmn 面對 /面对 (resolve a conflict with) · it scendere a patti con (resolve a conflict with) · nn slå seg til ro med (accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful) · pl dojść do porozumienia (resolve a conflict with) · ka დანებება (accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful) · gl avir (resolve a conflict with) · fr se résigner à (accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful) · fi hyväksyä (accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful) · it farsene una ragione (accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful) · es reconciliarse (resolve a conflict with) · fr se résoudre à (accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful) · cmn 化解 (resolve a conflict with) · ru принять (accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful) · gl leidar (resolve a conflict with) · sv förlika sig med (accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful) · nl een plaats geven (accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful) · cy dygymod â (accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful) · de sich abfinden (accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful) · cmn 釋懷 /释怀 (accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful)