deal with

British  

verb

1. to take action on

   to deal with each problem in turn

2. to punish

   the headmaster will deal with the culprit

3. to be concerned with

   the book deals with Dutch art

4. to conduct oneself (towards others), esp with regard to fairness

   he can be relied on to deal fairly with everyone

5. to do business with

   the firm deals with many overseas suppliers

---

deal with Idioms  

1. See deal in , def. 1.

2. Do business with someone, as in I like dealing with this company . [Late 1600s] Also see deal in , def. 2.

3. Take action in, handle, administer, dispose of, as in The committee will deal with this matter . [Second half of 1400s]

4. Act in a specified way toward someone, as in He dealt extremely fairly with his competitors . [c. 1300]

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

deal with

And it would probably be a lot easier to deal with all of that if your band had achieved the kind of commercial success you deserved and weren’t still touring in an Econoline van.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

"This is just not something that men deal with," she said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Bournemouth struck a club-record deal with new kit supplier Hummel in May.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

In 2024, OpenTable struck a deal with Visa to provide cardholders exclusive access to coveted tables at hundreds of U.S. restaurants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

“I’m sorry you had to deal with that, man,” he tells Mr. Zeke.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas