come to terms with someone Definition

term
noun

1. A word or expression, especially one used with a precise meaning in a specialized field.

Example: a scientific term
Thesaurus: name, title, designation, denomination, expression, locution, appellation, phrase, epithet, word.
2. Language used; a particular way of speaking.

Example: in no uncertain terms
Form: terms
3. A limited or clearly defined period of time.

Example: her term of office
Thesaurus: interval, period, span, duration, session, semester, season.
4. The end of a particular time, especially the end of pregnancy when the baby is about to be born.

Thesaurus: culmination, end, limit, finish.
5. A relationship between people or countries.

Example: be on good terms
Form: terms
6. The rules or conditions of an agreement.

Example: terms of sale
Thesaurus: conditions, details, items, points, particulars, circumstances.
Form: terms
7. Fixed charges for work or a service.

Form: terms
8. One of the usually three divisions into which the academic year is divided.
9. The time during which a court is in session.
10. math.
A quantity which is joined to another by either addition or subtraction.
11. math.
One quantity in a series or sequence.
12. logic.
A word or expression which may be a subject or a predicate of a proposition.

verb

termed, terming
1. To name or call.

Derivative: termly
adverb, adj

Idiom: come to terms

To give way or submit; to yield.
Thesaurus: compromise, agree.

Idiom: come to terms with someone or something

To come to an agreement or understanding with them.

To find a way of living with or tolerating (some personal trouble or difficulty).

Idiom: in terms of ...

In relation to ...; using the language and value of ... as a basis.

Etymology: 13c: from French terme, from Latin terminus boundary.