deal with sth
(TAKE ACTION) — phrasal verb with deal /dɪəl/ verb [I or T] (dealt, dealt)Definition
B1 to take action in order to achieve something or in order to solve a problem: How do you intend to deal with this problem? General enquiries are dealt with by our head office.Dealing with things or peopleActing and actsCoping and not copingTolerating and enduring
(Definition of deal with sth (TAKE ACTION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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deal noun (SHARING OUT)
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deal verb (DO BUSINESS)
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deal verb (SHARE OUT)
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deal with sb phrasal verb
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deal with sth phrasal verb (BE ABOUT)
- deal with sth phrasal verb (TAKE ACTION)
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dealer noun
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dealership noun
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dealings noun
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dealt verb
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dean noun (CHURCH)
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Synonyms and related words:
- approach verb (DEAL WITH)
- attack verb (DEAL WITH)
- attend to sb/sth phrasal verb
- beard the lion (in his/her den) idiom
- come up against sth phrasal verb
- come/get to grips with sth idiom
- confront verb
- firefight verb
- firefighting noun (PROBLEMS)
- get sth in phrasal verb (FIND TIME)
- jump-start verb (SITUATION)
- overcome verb (DEAL WITH)
- process verb (DEAL WITH)
- reckon with sb/sth phrasal verb
- see about sth phrasal verb
- see to sth/sb phrasal verb
- set about sth phrasal verb
- turn (sth) to sth phrasal verb
- weather the storm idiom
- weather verb (DEAL WITH)
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