deal with
to take action on: to deal with each problem in turn
to punish: the headmaster will deal with the culprit
to be concerned with: the book deals with Dutch art
to conduct oneself (towards others), esp with regard to fairness: he can be relied on to deal fairly with everyone
to do business with: the firm deals with many overseas suppliers
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How to use deal with in a sentence
Patience is virtue—a really, painfully difficult-to-deal-with virtue.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with deal with
See deal in, def. 1.
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