"deal with" meaning in English

See deal with in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: en-us-deal with.ogg Forms: deals with [present, singular, third-person], dealing with [participle, present], dealt with [participle, past], dealt with [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|deal<,,dealt> with}} deal with (third-person singular simple present deals with, present participle dealing with, simple past and past participle dealt with)
  1. (transitive) To handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression; to address or discuss as a subject. Tags: transitive Synonyms: address, cover, handle, plough, treat Translations (handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression): behandelen (Dutch), käsitlema (Estonian), käsitellä (Finnish), traiter (French), behandeln (German), pléigh le (Irish), handle om (Norwegian), tratar (Spanish), ocuparse (Spanish), behandla (Swedish), handla om (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-deal_with-en-verb-z2iCkThN Disambiguation of 'handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression': 77 12 0 4 5 3
  2. (transitive) To take action with respect to (someone or something). Tags: transitive Synonyms: engage, handle, take on, work Translations (take action with respect to (someone or something)): behandelen (Dutch), trakti (Esperanto), hoitaa (Finnish), käsitellä (Finnish), avoir affaire à (French), aborder (French), გამკლავება (gamḳlaveba) (Georgian), sich auseinandersetzen mit (German), pléigh le (Irish), fare i conti (Italian), tractō (Latin), souongni dé (Norman), ātēon (Old English), załatwiać [imperfective] (Polish), załatwić [perfective] (Polish), lidar (Portuguese), справляться с (spravlját’sja s) (Russian), tratar (Spanish), ta hand om (Swedish), ta itu med (Swedish), ta tag i (Swedish), займа́тися (zajmátysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), зайня́тися (zajnjátysja) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
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  3. (transitive) To consider, as an example. Tags: transitive Synonyms: consider, look at, take Translations (consider, as of an example): rozważać [imperfective] (Polish), rozważyć [perfective] (Polish), rozpatrywać [imperfective] (Polish), rozpatrzyć [perfective] (Polish), рассма́тривать (rassmátrivatʹ) (Russian), рассмотре́ть (rassmotrétʹ) [perfective] (Russian), beakta (Swedish), розгляда́ти (rozhljadáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), розгля́нути (rozhljánuty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-deal_with-en-verb-OzsfUUgG Disambiguation of 'consider, as of an example': 3 4 87 2 4 1
  4. (transitive) To confront or overcome any difficulties presented by. Tags: transitive Synonyms: come to terms with, contend with, cope with, get by with, grapple with, make do with, make out with, manage with Translations (confront or overcome any difficulties presented by): leve med (Danish), forlige sig (Danish), gérer (French), radzić sobie [imperfective] (Polish), poradzić sobie [perfective] (Polish), tratar con (Spanish), hantera (Swedish), klara av (Swedish), ма́ти спра́ву (máty správu) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), справля́тися (spravljátysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), спра́витися (správytysja) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-deal_with-en-verb-UIvuVVWX Disambiguation of 'confront or overcome any difficulties presented by': 2 4 1 89 2 1
  5. (transitive) To be in charge of, act on, or dispose of. Tags: transitive Synonyms: care for, handle, look after, manage, take care of Translations (be in charge of, act on or dispose of): hantera (Swedish), behandla (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-deal_with-en-verb-r28cdobi Disambiguation of 'be in charge of, act on or dispose of': 2 2 1 1 92 2
  6. (transitive) To behave in a certain way towards. Tags: transitive Synonyms: interact with Translations (behave in a certain way towards): omgaan met (Dutch), поступать с (postupát’ s) (Russian), tratar (Spanish), behandla (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-deal_with-en-verb-R0Zwj5Px Disambiguation of 'behave in a certain way towards': 3 2 1 1 4 90

Inflected forms

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      "form": "dealt with",
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        "(transitive) To handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression; to address or discuss as a subject."
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        {
          "word": "cover"
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          "text": "The treasurer deals with financial matters.",
          "type": "example"
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          "text": "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students.",
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        {
          "ref": "1964 September, “Motive Power Miscellany: BR Workshops”, in Modern Railways, page 220:",
          "text": "Work on anti-frost precautions on diesel locomotives is to be speeded up to ensure that most if not all locomotives have been dealt with before the winter sets in.",
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          "ref": "2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:",
          "text": "It is therefore dealing with pollution in two ways—suppression and mitigation.",
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        "To take action with respect to (someone or something)."
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        "(transitive) To take action with respect to (someone or something)."
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          "word": "engage"
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        {
          "word": "handle"
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        {
          "word": "take on"
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        {
          "word": "work"
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          "_dis1": "5 85 2 5 2 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "take action with respect to (someone or something)",
          "word": "behandelen"
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          "_dis1": "5 85 2 5 2 1",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "take action with respect to (someone or something)",
          "word": "trakti"
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          "_dis1": "5 85 2 5 2 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "take action with respect to (someone or something)",
          "word": "hoitaa"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 85 2 5 2 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "take action with respect to (someone or something)",
          "word": "käsitellä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 85 2 5 2 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "take action with respect to (someone or something)",
          "word": "avoir affaire à"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 85 2 5 2 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "take action with respect to (someone or something)",
          "word": "aborder"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 85 2 5 2 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gamḳlaveba",
          "sense": "take action with respect to (someone or something)",
          "word": "გამკლავება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 85 2 5 2 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "take action with respect to (someone or something)",
          "word": "sich auseinandersetzen mit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 85 2 5 2 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "take action with respect to (someone or something)",
          "word": "pléigh le"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 85 2 5 2 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "take action with respect to (someone or something)",
          "word": "fare i conti"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 85 2 5 2 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "take action with respect to (someone or something)",
          "word": "tractō"
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          "_dis1": "5 85 2 5 2 1",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "take action with respect to (someone or something)",
          "word": "souongni dé"
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          "_dis1": "5 85 2 5 2 1",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "take action with respect to (someone or something)",
          "word": "ātēon"
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          "_dis1": "5 85 2 5 2 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "take action with respect to (someone or something)",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "załatwiać"
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          "_dis1": "5 85 2 5 2 1",
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "take action with respect to (someone or something)",
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          "_dis1": "5 85 2 5 2 1",
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          "sense": "take action with respect to (someone or something)",
          "word": "lidar"
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          "_dis1": "5 85 2 5 2 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "spravlját’sja s",
          "sense": "take action with respect to (someone or something)",
          "word": "справляться с"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 85 2 5 2 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "take action with respect to (someone or something)",
          "word": "tratar"
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          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "take action with respect to (someone or something)",
          "word": "ta hand om"
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          "sense": "take action with respect to (someone or something)",
          "word": "ta itu med"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "take action with respect to (someone or something)",
          "word": "ta tag i"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 85 2 5 2 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zajmátysja",
          "sense": "take action with respect to (someone or something)",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "займа́тися"
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          "_dis1": "5 85 2 5 2 1",
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zajnjátysja",
          "sense": "take action with respect to (someone or something)",
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          "word": "зайня́тися"
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          "text": "Let us deal with the case of China.",
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        "(transitive) To consider, as an example."
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 4 87 2 4 1",
          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "consider, as of an example",
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          "word": "rozważyć"
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          "word": "rozpatrywać"
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          "sense": "consider, as of an example",
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          "roman": "rassmátrivatʹ",
          "sense": "consider, as of an example",
          "word": "рассма́тривать"
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          "roman": "rassmotrétʹ",
          "sense": "consider, as of an example",
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          "word": "рассмотре́ть"
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          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "consider, as of an example",
          "word": "beakta"
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 4 87 2 4 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "rozhljadáty",
          "sense": "consider, as of an example",
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          "word": "розгляда́ти"
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "rozhljánuty",
      "sense": "consider, as of an example",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "розгля́нути"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "confront or overcome any difficulties presented by",
      "word": "leve med"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "confront or overcome any difficulties presented by",
      "word": "forlige sig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "confront or overcome any difficulties presented by",
      "word": "gérer"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "confront or overcome any difficulties presented by",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "radzić sobie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "confront or overcome any difficulties presented by",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "poradzić sobie"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "confront or overcome any difficulties presented by",
      "word": "tratar con"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "confront or overcome any difficulties presented by",
      "word": "hantera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "confront or overcome any difficulties presented by",
      "word": "klara av"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "máty správu",
      "sense": "confront or overcome any difficulties presented by",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ма́ти спра́ву"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "spravljátysja",
      "sense": "confront or overcome any difficulties presented by",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "справля́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "správytysja",
      "sense": "confront or overcome any difficulties presented by",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "спра́витися"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "be in charge of, act on or dispose of",
      "word": "hantera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "be in charge of, act on or dispose of",
      "word": "behandla"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "behave in a certain way towards",
      "word": "omgaan met"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "postupát’ s",
      "sense": "behave in a certain way towards",
      "word": "поступать с"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "behave in a certain way towards",
      "word": "tratar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "behave in a certain way towards",
      "word": "behandla"
    }
  ],
  "word": "deal with"
}

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