11:12 Jul 30, 2014 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] Science - Astronomy & Space | |||||||
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| Selected response from: DLyons Ireland Local time: 12:06 | ||||||
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4 +3 | accept/resign |
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4 +2 | deal with |
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4 | understand |
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4 | recognis(z)e/realize the fact that |
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4 | settle the matter |
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3 | rationalise |
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Meaning (at least, in AmE) |
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Discussion entries: 3 | |
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come to terms with accept/resign Explanation: Seems to me it's the standard meaning. Man as one species on a planet of a rather insignificant sun, far from the centre of a perfectly ordinary galaxy among a myriad of others. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 mins (2014-07-30 11:17:52 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- P.S. "come to terms ABOUT..." sounds strange to me :-) |
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