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Deal with meaning

Deal with is a phrasal verb with 3 meanings. One of them is to speak to or meet someone, particularly while performing your job.

Past simple
dealt with
Past participle
dealt with
-ing form
dealing with

What deal with means

meet as part of workB2

To speak to or meet someone, particularly while performing your job

Our support team deals with customers by phone.

2 more meanings of deal with are in the Retite app, each with an example and a translation into your language.

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Similar phrasal verbs

With with: go with, play with, live with, interfere with, content yourself with, make with, saddle someone with something.

Common questions

What does deal with mean?

It has 3 meanings. One of them is to speak to or meet someone, particularly while performing your job. The other 2, each with an example and a translation into your language, are in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of deal with?

Dealt with, which is also its past participle.

Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.

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