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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According to Married to a Murderer, it was revealed that the initial lead investigator had never dealt with a homicide before and a crime scene tech had collected almost no evidence from the bathroom where Savio was found. —Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025

As for Chernin, the company has been busy after recently inking a first-look feature deal with Apple TV. —Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025

Guerra said the question was now how the county and cities could work together to deal with the circumstances that have been handed down. —Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025

The deal marks a first beauty partnership for Strong, who has otherwise signed NIL (name, image and likeness) deals with the offseason basketball league, Unrivaled, and nonprofit organization, Bleed Blue for Good. —Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025