Dictionary

deal with en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (transitive) To handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression; to address or discuss as a subject.
   • This book deals with incest.
   • With the return to monthly publication it is our intention to extend the variety of subjects dealt with, and it will also be possible to attain greater topicality. 1950 January, “Monthly Publication Resumed”, in Railway Magazine, page 1:
2. (transitive) To take action with respect to (someone or something).
   • The treasurer deals with financial matters.
   • 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. 1964 September, “Motive Power Miscellany: BR Workshops”, in Modern Railways, page 220:
   • The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students.
   • British Railways are beginning to reap the advantages of electronics applied to accounting. At Swindon Works, a computor, the first of its type to be used anywhere in the world, was installed recently to deal with the pay of some 10,000 employees. 1957 November 14, “Electronics in Railway Accountancy”, in Railway Magazine, page 746:
   • It is therefore dealing with pollution in two ways—suppression and mitigation. 2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:
3. (transitive) To consider, as an example.
   • Let us deal with the case of China.
4. (transitive) To confront or overcome any difficulties presented by.
   • We had to deal with having just a gallon of gas.
   • She's dealing with a lot of personal problems right now.
   • Thankfully he'd dealt with such issues before, so he had all the necessary experience.
5. (transitive) To be in charge of, act on, or dispose of.
   • I can deal with this crew of workers.
6. (transitive) To behave in a certain way towards.
   • And I will set my ielousie against thee, and they shall deale furiously with thee: they shall take away thy nose and thine eares, and thy remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sonnes and thy daughters, and thy residue shal be deuoured by the fire. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ezekiel 23:25:
   • He deals fairly with his employees.

Forms

Deriveds

deal-withable

Synonyms

manage · consider · plough · take · handle · regard · handle · work · take care of · get by with · manage with · grapple with · cope with · handle · make out with · look at · engage · come to terms with · care for · address · take on · cover · treat · make do with · contend with · interact with · look after

Translations (83)

ru справляться с (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · uk зайня́тися (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · es tratar con (confront or overcome any difficulties presented by) · pl być odpowiedzialnym za (be in charge of, act on or dispose of) · sv ta itu med (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · hu lebonyolít (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · hu megküzd (confront or overcome any difficulties presented by) · fi käsitellä (handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression) · pl potraktować (behave in a certain way towards) · hu szól (handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression) · sv klara av (confront or overcome any difficulties presented by) · hu intéz (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · la tractō (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · no handle om (handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression) · it fare i conti (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · es versar sobre (handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression) · es tratar (behave in a certain way towards) · sv beakta (consider, as of an example) · hu kezel (confront or overcome any difficulties presented by) · nl omgaan met (behave in a certain way towards) · ga pléigh le (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · ru поступать с (behave in a certain way towards) · nl behandelen (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · pl uporać się z (confront or overcome any difficulties presented by) · es ocuparse de (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · es tratarse de (handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression) · pl traktować (behave in a certain way towards) · es tratar (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · pl załatwiać (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · sv handla om (handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression) · pt lidar (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · hu megold (confront or overcome any difficulties presented by) · sv ta hand om (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · fi käsitellä (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · ka გამკლავება (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · hu kezel (behave in a certain way towards) · da forlige sig (confront or overcome any difficulties presented by) · uk справля́тися (confront or overcome any difficulties presented by) · pl rozważyć (consider, as of an example) · es tratar acerca de (handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression) · ang ātēon (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · pl rozpatrzyć (consider, as of an example) · ru рассмотре́ть (consider, as of an example) · pl zajmować się (handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression) · uk розгляда́ти (consider, as of an example) · sv behandla (behave in a certain way towards) · es lidiar con (confront or overcome any difficulties presented by) · hu megbirkózik (confront or overcome any difficulties presented by) · hu kezel (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · sv hantera (confront or overcome any difficulties presented by) · pl rozważać (consider, as of an example) · hu bánik (behave in a certain way towards) · pl traktować o (handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression) · de behandeln (handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression) · uk спра́витися (confront or overcome any difficulties presented by) · fr gérer (confront or overcome any difficulties presented by) · hu elintéz (confront or overcome any difficulties presented by) · hu foglalkozik (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · et käsitlema (handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression) · de sich auseinandersetzen mit (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · nl behandelen (handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression) · es encargarse de (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · ru рассма́тривать (consider, as of an example) · sv ta tag i (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · pl rozpatrywać (consider, as of an example) · sv behandla (be in charge of, act on or dispose of) · eo trakti (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · uk розгля́нути (consider, as of an example) · da leve med (confront or overcome any difficulties presented by) · pl załatwić (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · fr traiter (handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression) · pl poradzić sobie (confront or overcome any difficulties presented by) · sv behandla (handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression) · uk займа́тися (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · uk ма́ти спра́ву (confront or overcome any difficulties presented by) · sv hantera (be in charge of, act on or dispose of) · es ocuparse (handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression) · pl radzić sobie (confront or overcome any difficulties presented by) · fr avoir affaire à (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · ga pléigh le (handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression) · fr aborder (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · fi hoitaa (take action with respect to (someone or something)) · nrf souongni dé (take action with respect to (someone or something))