come to grips
come to grips · comes to grips · came to grips · come to grips · coming to grips
To confront each other decisivelyTo confront each other decisively.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To confront each other decisively.
The armies finally came to grips at Stalingrad.
(intransitive)To attempt to face or resolve an internal contradiction or difficulty.
It was not until five years after graduation that she finally came to grips and began a career.
The country is coming to grips and accepting its responsibilities.
More definitions
- deal with (a problem or a subject)
Translations
1 languagesForms
comes to grips, coming to grips, came to grips, come to grips| Base form | come to grips · to come to grips |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | comes to grips |
| Present participle | coming to grips |
| Past simple | came to grips |
| Past participle | come to grips |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsto confront directly:get to grips
Close in meaning
- deal with (a problem or a subject):get to grips
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle