deal a hand en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From the sense of a hand in card games, as the outcome of a game depends on the hands that are dealt.
Meanings
- To distribute a hand of cards at random to a player.
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(idiomatic) To assign circumstances in life to someone.
Yeah, this Caucasian country was dealt a very poor geographic hand.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dealt a hand | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dealt a hand | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| dealing a hand | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| deals a hand | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |