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bring to terms

bring to term
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Transcription

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    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bring too turm]
    • /brɪŋ tu tɜrm/
    • /brɪŋ tuː tɜːmz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bring too turm]
    • /brɪŋ tu tɜrm/

Definitions of bring to terms words

  • noun bring to terms to reduce to submission; force to agree 3
  • noun bring to terms a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics. 1
  • noun bring to terms any word or group of words considered as a member of a construction or utterance. 1
  • noun bring to terms the time or period through which something lasts. 1
  • noun bring to terms a period of time to which limits have been set: elected for a term of four years. 1
  • noun bring to terms one of two or more divisions of a school year, during which instruction is regularly provided. 1
See all 19 definitions of bring to terms

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Origin of bring to terms

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English terme < Old French < Latin terminus boundary, limit, end; akin to Greek térmōn limit

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Parts of speech for Bring to terms

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Bring to terms

bring to terms popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for bring to terms

verb bring to terms

  • humble — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
  • humiliate — to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
  • bring to one's knees — to force to submit or give in
All 4 Synonyms of bring to terms

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