come to terms
Idioms-
Reach an agreement, as in The landlord and his tenants soon came to terms regarding repairs . [Early 1700s]
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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
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"As time goes on, the emotions will quieten down. People will come to terms with it but I think people will just come to terms with it in their own time."
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
His daughter, Kira Hassan, confirmed the news during an emotional Instagram live broadcast on Sunday, where she struggled to come to terms with her father's death.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
"They've got to come to terms with the lack of trust in Britain," royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
What was incredible about taking all this time was actually getting to see him grow and come to terms with those losses and that trauma in his own way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
He thought he had come to terms with that but he had been wrong.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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