1. to gradually begin to accept or acknowledge something that was previously resisted or denied
After years of denial, she came to accept her father's death.
Depois de anos de negação, ela chegou a aceitar a morte de seu pai.
2. to eventually adopt a belief, idea, or reality through a process of understanding or adjustment
He came to accept that change was inevitable.
Ele chegou a aceitar que a mudança era inevitável.