ALL meanings of come to terms
come to term
C c - 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
- noun come to terms one of two or more divisions of a school year, during which instruction is regularly provided. 1
- noun come to terms an appointed or set time or date, as for the payment of rent, interest, wages, etc. 1
- noun come to terms terms. conditions with regard to payment, price, charge, rates, wages, etc.: reasonable terms. conditions or stipulations limiting what is proposed to be granted or done: the terms of a treaty. footing or standing; relations: on good terms with someone. Obsolete. state, situation, or circumstances. 1
- noun come to terms Algebra, Arithmetic. each of the members of which an expression, a series of quantities, or the like, is composed, as one of two or more parts of an algebraic expression. a mathematical expression of the form axp, axpyq, etc., where a, p, and q are numbers and x and y are variables. 1
- noun come to terms Logic. the subject or predicate of a categorical proposition. the word or expression denoting the subject or predicate of a categorical proposition. 1
- noun come to terms Also called terminus. a figure, especially of Terminus, in the form of a herm, used by the ancient Romans as a boundary marker; terminal figure. 1
- noun come to terms Law. an estate or interest in land or the like, to be enjoyed for a fixed period. the duration of an estate. each of the periods during which certain courts of law hold their sessions. 1
- noun come to terms completion of pregnancy; parturition. 1
- noun come to terms Archaic. end, conclusion, or termination. boundary or limit. 1
- verb with object come to terms to apply a particular term or name to; name; call; designate. 1
- idioms come to terms bring to terms, to force to agree to stated demands or conditions; bring into submission: After a long struggle, we brought them to terms. 1
- idioms come to terms come to terms, to reach an agreement; make an arrangement: to come to terms with a creditor. to become resigned or accustomed: to come to terms with one's life. 1
- idioms come to terms eat one's terms, British Informal. to study for the bar; be a law student. 1
- idioms come to terms in terms of, with regard to; concerning: The book offers nothing in terms of a satisfactory conclusion. 1
- verbal expression come to terms reach agreement 1
- verb come to terms (Idiomatic) (of two or more parties, often with a prepositional phrase) to reach an agreement or settle a dispute. 0
- verb come to terms (Idiomatic) (with "with") See come to terms with. 0