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deal with (third-person singular simple presentdeals with,present participledealing with,simple past and past participledealt with)

(transitive) To handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression; toaddress ordiscuss as asubject.
Synonyms:address,cover,handle,plough,treat,regard
This bookdeals with incest.
- 1950 January, “Monthly Publication Resumed”, inRailway Magazine, page 1:
  With the return to monthly publication it is our intention to extend the variety of subjectsdealt with, and it will also be possible to attain greater topicality.
(transitive) To take action withrespect to (someone or something).
Synonyms:engage,handle,take on,work
The treasurerdeals with financial matters.
The teacher knew how todeal with these lazy students.
- 1957 November, “Electronics in Railway Accountancy”, inRailway Magazine, page746:
  British Railways are beginning to reap the advantages of electronics applied to accounting. At Swindon Works, a computor, the first of its type to be used anywhere in the world, was installed recently todeal with the pay of some 10,000 employees.
- 1964 September, “Motive Power Miscellany: BR Workshops”, inModern Railways, page220:
  Work on anti-frost precautions on diesel locomotives is to be speeded up to ensure that most if not all locomotives have beendealt with before the winter sets in.
- 2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, inThe Economist, volume408, number8848:
  It is thereforedealing with pollution in two ways—suppression and mitigation.
(transitive) To consider, as an example.
Synonyms:consider,look at,take
Let usdeal with the case of China.
(transitive) To confront or overcome any difficulties presented by.
Synonyms:come to terms with,contend with,cope with,get by with,grapple with,make do with,make out with,manage with
We had todeal with having just a gallon of gas.
She'sdealing with a lot of personal problems right now.
Thankfully he'ddealt with such issues before, so he had all the necessary experience.
(transitive) To be in charge of, act on, or dispose of.
Synonyms:care for,handle,look after,manage,take care of
I candeal with this crew of workers.
(transitive) To behave in a certain way towards.
Synonym:interact with
Hedeals fairlywith his employees.
- 1611,The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […],→OCLC,Ezekiel 23:25:
  And I will set my ielousie against thee, and they shalldeale furiouslywith thee: they shall take away thy nose and thine eares, and thy remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sonnes and thy daughters, and thy residue shal be deuoured by the fire.