deal with
Also found in: Thesaurus, Idioms, Encyclopedia.
deal with
vb (tr, adverb)
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. (Commerce) to do business with: the firm deals with many overseas suppliers.
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
deal
verb1. To give out in portions or shares.Also used with out:
Slang: divvy.
2. To offer for sale.Also used with in:
4. To mete out by means of some action:
deal with
1. To be occupied or concerned with:
Idiom: have to do with.
2. An act or state of agreeing between parties regarding a course of action:
3. An agreement, especially one involving a sale or exchange:
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
يَبْحَث في، يَتَناوَل في البَحْثيَتَعَامَلُ مَعَيُعالِج، يُناقِش
jednat opojednávat ořešitzabývat se
behandledreje sig omklareomhandleordne
käsitellä
nositi se
felvállal
fara meî, meîhöndlafjalla um
扱う
다루다
hantera
จัดการ
ilgilenmekilgili olmakele almakhakkında olmak
xử lý
w>deal with
vi +prep obj
(= do business with) → verhandeln mit
(= manage, handle) → sich kümmern um; job → sich befassen mit; emotions → umgehen mit; (successfully) → fertig werden mit; (Comm) orders → erledigen; (= be responsible for) → zuständig sein für; let’s deal with the adjectives first → behandeln wir zuerst die Adjektive; to know how to deal with somebody → wissen, wie man mit jdm fertig wird or mit jdm umgeht; you bad boy, I’ll deal with you later (inf) → dich knöpf or nehm ich mir später vor, du Lausebengel! (inf); the problem has been successfully dealt with → man ist gut mit dem Problem fertig geworden; if we don’t deal with the problem soon → wenn wir uns nicht bald mit dem Problem befassen; to deal with a case (judge) → einen Fall verhandeln; (lawyer) → sich mit einem Fall befassen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
deal
(diːl) noun1. a bargain or arrangement. a business deal.
2. the act of dividing cards among players in a card game.
verb – past tense, past participle dealt (delt) – 1. to do business, especially to buy and sell. I think he deals in stocks and shares.
2. to distribute (cards).
ˈdealer noun1. a person who buys and sells. a dealer in antiques.
2. the person who distributes the cards in a card game.
ˈdealing noun (usually in plural) contact (often in business), bargaining, agreement etc made (between two or more people or groups). fair/honest dealing; dealing on the Stock Market; I have no dealings with him.
deal with1. to be concerned with. This book deals with methods of teaching English.
2. to take action about, especially in order to solve a problem, get rid of a person, complete a piece of business etc. She deals with all the inquiries.
a good deal / a great deal much or a lot. They made a good deal of noise; She spent a great deal of money on it.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
deal with
→ يَتَعَامَلُ مَعَ řešit tage sig af kümmern um (sich) αντιμετωπίζω ocuparse de käsitellä s’occuper de nositi se affrontare 扱う 다루다 aanpakken handle med poradzić sobie z lidar com справляться с hantera จัดการ ilgilenmek xử lý 处理Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009