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brought to terms

brought to terms is the simple past and past participle of bring to terms.

Meaning of bring to terms

Verb

bring to terms (third-person singular simple present brings to terms, present participle bringing to terms, simple past and past participle brought to terms)

  1. (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

Questions about brought to terms

What is brought to terms the simple past and past participle of?
Brought to terms is the simple past and past participle of bring to terms.

Words near brought to terms in the dictionary

  1. brought to naught
  2. brought to nought
  3. brought to one's knees
  4. brought to order
  5. brought to pass
  6. brought to terms
  7. brought to the hammer
  8. brought to the table
  9. brought together
  10. brought under
  11. brought up

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