deal with

phrasal verb

dealt with; dealing with; deals with

: to be about (something) : to have (something) as a subject

Her speech dealt with health care and the nation's economy.

The film deals with some serious issues.

: to make business agreements with (someone)

He deals fairly with all his customers.

Their salespeople are very easy to deal with.

: to do something about (a person or thing that causes a problem or difficult situation)

The government dealt harshly with the rebels.

I'll deal with you later.

We weren't able/equipped/prepared to deal with such a large crowd of people.

: to accept or try to accept (something that is true and cannot be changed)

She's still trying to deal with his death.

The weather is bad, but we'll just have to deal with it.

Examples of deal with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That’s also maybe some way of Sheldon dealing with his grief about his dad as a young adult is to focus on the bad things. —

Jim Halterman, Variety, 17 May 2024 McMahon said one team at MSF also wrote a storybook on grief and how to deal with grief when losing so many family members and friends. —

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