- deal with
- phrasal verb
[transitive]
Word forms "deal with":
present tense I/you/we/they deal with he/she/it deals with present participle dealing with past tense dealt with past participle dealt with1)a) deal with something to take action to do something, especially to solve a problemThe government must now deal with the problem of high unemployment.
be best dealt with (= most effectively):I spent the morning dealing with my emails.
This is a matter that would be best dealt with by the police.
b) deal with someone to take the action that is necessary when you are involved with a particular person or type of personHe believes young offenders should be dealt with quickly and harshly.
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Nouns frequently used as objects of deal with
▪ complaint, crisis, emergency, enquiry, issue, matter, problem, question, situation2) deal with something to accept and control a difficult emotional situation so that you can start to live a normal life again despite itShe's dealing with her father's death very well.
He's not great at dealing with stress.
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Nouns frequently used as objects of deal with
▪ anxiety, emotion, feeling, grief, pain, pressure, stress3) deal with someone to buy goods or services from someone, or to sell them to someoneWe have dealt with the company for years.
4)a) deal with something to be about a subjectChapter 5 deals only briefly with this issue.
b) to talk about somethingWe'll deal with the question of poverty in a moment.
English dictionary. 2014.