come to terms

come to term

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuhm too turm]
- /kʌm tu tɜrm/
- /kʌm tuː tɜːmz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhm too turm]
- /kʌm tu tɜrm/

Definitions of come to terms words

noun come to terms to reach acceptance or agreement 3
noun come to terms to arrive at an agreement or accommodation 3
noun come 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 come to terms any word or group of words considered as a member of a construction or utterance. 1
noun come to terms the time or period through which something lasts. 1
noun come to terms a period of time to which limits have been set: elected for a term of four years. 1

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Origin of come 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 Come to terms

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determiner

exclamation

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come 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 come to terms

verb come to terms

set — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
concur — If one person concurs with another person, the two people agree. You can also say that two people concur.
grant — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
recognize — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
acknowledge — If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.

All 174 Synonyms of come to terms

Antonyms for come to terms

verb come to terms

disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
dispute — to engage in argument or debate.
reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.

All 70 Antonyms of come to terms

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verb come to terms

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verb come to terms

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