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came to terms with

came to terms with is the simple past of come to terms with.

Meaning of come to terms with

Verb

come to terms with (third-person singular simple present comes to terms with, present participle coming to terms with, simple past came to terms with, past participle come to terms with)

  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.
    • She finally came to terms with her addictions at her third rehab clinic and rarely drank again.

Questions about came to terms with

What is came to terms with the simple past of?
Came to terms with is the simple past of come to terms with.

Words near came to terms with in the dictionary

  1. came to power
  2. came to rest
  3. came to someone's aid
  4. came to someone's rescue
  5. came to terms
  6. came to terms with
  7. came to time
  8. came together
  9. came true
  10. came under
  11. came unhinged

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