📖 Определения и значения для слова terms
📒 the conditions that people offer, demand or accept when they make an agreement, an arrangement or a contract
- peace terms
- They failed to agree on the terms of a settlement.
- These are the terms and conditions of your employment.
📒 conditions that you agree to when you buy, sell, or pay for something; a price or cost
- to buy something on easy terms (= paying for it over a long period)
- My terms are £20 a lesson.
📒 a way of expressing yourself or of saying something
- We wish to protest in the strongest possible terms (= to say we are very angry).
- I'll try to explain in simple terms.
- The letter was brief, and couched in very polite terms.
📒 to have a good, friendly, etc. relationship with somebody
- I had no idea that you and he were on such intimate terms (= were such close friends).
- He is still on excellent terms with his ex-wife.
- I'm on first-name terms with my boss now (= we call each other by our first names).
📒 to be willing to be polite or friendly towards somebody, especially after an argument
- She's not been on speaking terms with her uncle for years.
- Are they speaking to each other again yet?
- We are still on speaking terms after the argument.
📒 to reach an agreement with somebody; to find a way of living or working together
- The enemy was eventually forced to come to terms.
📒 to accept something unpleasant by learning to deal with it
- She is still coming to terms with her son's death.
📒 a statement containing two words that contradict each other’s meaning
- A ‘nomad settlement’ is a contradiction in terms.
- The idea is almost a contradiction in terms.
📒 clearly and strongly
- I told him what I thought of him in no uncertain terms.
📒 used to show what aspect of a subject you are talking about or how you are thinking about it
- The job is great in terms of salary, but it has its disadvantages.
- This title ranks alongside the Olympics in terms of importance.
- What does this mean in terms of cost?
📒 having the same advantages and disadvantages as somebody else
- Can our industry compete on equal terms with its overseas rivals?
📒 according to the conditions that you or somebody else decides
- I'll only take the job on my own terms.
- I'm not doing it on your terms.