come to terms with

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Verb

come to terms with (third-person singular simple present comes to terms with, present participle coming to terms with, simple past came to terms with, past participle come to terms with)

(idiomatic) To resolve a conflict with.
She finally came to terms with her addictions at her third rehab clinic and rarely drank again.
(idiomatic) To accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful
Until he comes to terms with the likelihood of failure, he will not succeed.

Translations

resolve a conflict with

Chinese:
Mandarin: 化解 (zh) (huàjiě), 面對 (zh), 面对 (zh) (miànduì)
Finnish: selättää (fi)

Italian: scendere a patti con
Spanish: llegar a buenos términos, avenirse (es)

accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful

Chinese:
Mandarin: 接受 (zh) (jiēshòu)
Czech: vyrovnat se
Finnish: hyväksyä (fi)
French: se résigner à, se résoudre à

Georgian: დანებება (danebeba)
Greek: συμβιβάζομαι (el) (symvivázomai)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Swedish: förlika sig med
Welsh: dygymod (cy)

See also

come to grips with

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