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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There are questions about how well successive governments have engaged with Muslims to deal with issues in their own communities, and Islamophobia from outside.
From BBC
“I don’t want them to have to deal with any of the nonsense of being tracked or being pulled over and questioned.”
From Los Angeles Times
As Clemons explains, "Evolution is powerful, and in bacteria, resistance to antibiotics develops quickly. This means that we now deal with bacteria that are resistant to all the medicines that we have."
From Science Daily
Despite a deal with Charlton being "basically done", according to the ex-Hammers forward, he was soon persuaded to make the switch.
From BBC
How am I supposed to deal with these kinds of comments from my manager and still thrive in my job?
From MarketWatch
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