deal with (third-person singular simple present deals with, present participle dealing with, simple past and past participle dealt 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 treasurer deals with financial matters.

   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 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 to deal with having just a gallon of gas.

   She's dealing with a lot of personal problems right now.

   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.

   Synonyms: interact with

   He deals fairly with 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 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.

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

• 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