deal with

phrasal verb

dealt with; dealing with; deals with

1

: to be about (something) : to have (something) as a subject

Her speech dealt with health care and the nation's economy.

The film deals with some serious issues.

2

: to make business agreements with (someone)

He deals fairly with all his customers.

Their salespeople are very easy to deal with.

3

: to do something about (a person or thing that causes a problem or difficult situation)

The government dealt harshly with the rebels.

I'll deal with you later.

We weren't able/equipped/prepared to deal with such a large crowd of people.

4

: to accept or try to accept (something that is true and cannot be changed)

She's still trying to deal with his death.

The weather is bad, but we'll just have to deal with it.

Examples of deal with in a Sentence

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With stars Matthew Tkachuk and Sasha Barkov both dealing with long-term injuries, Boqvist made a major contribution immediately on the Panthers’ third line with Mackie Samoskevich, who had two assists, and Evan Rodrigues. —Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2025

Opponents, now with a season’s worth of data on Slot’s methods to study, are dealing with them better and forcing Liverpool to rethink moves that occurred naturally in 2024-25 in all three areas of the pitch. —The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025

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CarbonCapture was an early beneficiary of the race by tech companies to buy carbon removal credits as a way of erasing their historic emissions, signing a deal with Microsoft back in 2023. —Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025