deal with

Verb

Meaning

(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.

(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.

(transitive) To consider, as an example.
Synonyms: consider, look at, take
Let us deal with the case of China.

(transitive) To come to terms with; to 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 deal with having just a gallon of gas.
Thankfully he'd dealt 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 can deal with this crew of workers.

(transitive) To behave in a certain way towards.
Synonym: interact with
He deals fairly with his employees.

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Examples

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion. Albert Camus

Change is the principal feature of our age and literature should explore how people deal with it. The best science fiction does that, head-on. David Brin

Learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. Eric Hoffer

Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. Chinese Proverb

It is foolish to deal with a fool. Japanese Proverb

It's better to deal with the devil we know than the devil we don't know. Styrian Proverb

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