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What does come to terms with mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word come to terms with? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (idiomatic) To resolve a conflict with.
  2. (idiomatic) To accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful
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It will depend on the ability of Canberra bureaucrats to come to terms with problems that are totally unfamiliar to them.
This is not going to be an easy hurdle for local government to come to terms with.
The members have called for the deferment of the increases to allow tenants come to terms with the new rents.
A young man looks back over his unhappy marriage and struggles to come to terms with his wife's suicide.
The nursery teacher is still trying to come to terms with having a big, dark coloured cat loping along the side of her car.
As a young man David McInroy had to come to terms with the fact he was not destined for a career as a professional footballer.

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