deal with

1. (transitive) To handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression; to address or discuss as a subject.

   Synonyms: address, cover, handle, plough, treat

   This book deals with incest.

2. (transitive) To take action with respect to (someone or something).

   Synonyms: engage, handle, take on, work

   The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students.

3. (transitive) To consider, as an example.

   Synonyms: consider, look at, take

   Let us deal with the case of China.

4. (transitive) To come to terms with; to overcome any difficulties presented by.

   We deal with having just a gallon of gas.

   Thankfully he'd dealt with such issues before, so he had all the necessary experience.

5. (transitive) To be in charge of, act on, or dispose of.

   Synonyms: care for, handle, look after, manage, take care of

   I can deal with this crew of workers.

6. (transitive) To behave in a certain way towards.

   He deals fairly with his employees.

   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, Ezekiel 23:25 ↗:

     And I will set my ielousie against thee, and they shall deale furiously with 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.

• (come to terms with successfully) come to terms with, contend with, cope with, get by with, grapple with, make do with, make out with, manage with
• (behave in a certain way towards) interact with

• French: traiter
• German: behandeln
• Spanish: tratar

• French: avoir affaire à, aborder
• German: sich auseinandersetzen mit
• Italian: fare i conti
• Portuguese: lidar
• Spanish: tratar

• Russian: рассма́тривать

• French: gérer
• Spanish: tratar con

• Spanish: tratar