come to terms

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come to terms

verb comes to terms · coming to terms · came to terms · come to terms

idiomatic, often, of two or more parties, 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.

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@misc{come_to_terms_2026,
  title = {come to terms},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/come%20to%20terms},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}