"come to grips" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: comes to grips [present, singular, third-person], coming to grips [participle, present], came to grips [past], come to grips [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> to grips}} come to grips (third-person singular simple present comes to grips, present participle coming to grips, simple past came to grips, past participle come to grips)
  1. (intransitive, of two opponents) To confront each other decisively. Tags: intransitive Synonyms (to confront directly): get to grips [UK]
    Sense id: en-come_to_grips-en-verb-v0ZzHcad Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of 'to confront directly': 88 12
  2. (intransitive) To attempt to face or resolve an internal contradiction or difficulty. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-come_to_grips-en-verb-w6gDrJ5U
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: come to grips with
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        "To confront each other decisively."
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        "(intransitive, of two opponents) To confront each other decisively."
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        "To attempt to face or resolve an internal contradiction or difficulty."
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        "(intransitive) To attempt to face or resolve an internal contradiction or difficulty."
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    }
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  "word": "come to grips"
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        "To confront each other decisively."
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        "(intransitive, of two opponents) To confront each other decisively."
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