come to terms
English
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Verb
come to terms (third-person singular simple present comes to terms, present participle coming to terms, simple past came to terms, past participle come to terms)
- (idiomatic, of two or more parties, often with a prepositional phrase) to reach an agreement or settle a dispute.
- We hope someday she and her mother will come to terms on the matter.
Derived terms
- come to terms with
See also
- come to grips