deal with
Britishverb
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to take action on
to deal with each problem in turn
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to punish
the headmaster will deal with the culprit
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to be concerned with
the book deals with Dutch art
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to conduct oneself (towards others), esp with regard to fairness
he can be relied on to deal fairly with everyone
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to do business with
the firm deals with many overseas suppliers
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See deal in , def. 1.
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Do business with someone, as in I like dealing with this company . [Late 1600s] Also see deal in , def. 2.
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Take action in, handle, administer, dispose of, as in The committee will deal with this matter . [Second half of 1400s]
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Act in a specified way toward someone, as in He dealt extremely fairly with his competitors . [c. 1300]
Example Sentences
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Then on game day, “they’re not ready to deal with a coach yelling at them, or a parent coming out of the stands,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Arsenal fans campaigned against the new Premier League champions renewing their deal, with the Gunners for Peace group suggesting Tottenham would be a better sleeve sponsor.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Perhaps they have some ideas about how to deal with this?
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
He knows that he will have to deal with conversation around his relationship with Abdel-Rahman, but that is not actually the thing that concerns him the most.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
“Different. Why would you want to live in the Unremarkable world and deal with that?”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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