come to terms
Idioms-
Reach an agreement, as in The landlord and his tenants soon came to terms regarding repairs . [Early 1700s]
-
come to terms with . Reconcile oneself to, as in He'd been trying to come to terms with his early life . [Mid-1800s]
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“I started to come to terms with it thanks to a very good doctor and a good therapist,” she told the North Carolina news station.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
He struggles to come to terms with the possibility he’ll be playing this role for decades because Mathews’ wife is currently in good physical shape.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
"We know we will never be able to come to terms with her death, and life without her is painful and hard to bear," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Mr Davies says he has found it "so very hard" to come to come to terms with the athlete's death.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
I thought I’d come to terms with 12’s demise— heard of it, seen it from the air, and wandered through its ashes.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
