deal
Base form
deal
/diːl/
Past simple
dealt
/delt/
Past participle
dealt
/delt/
MeaningA2
to handle something, or give out cards
to deal the cards
In use
- After a modal verb · Form 1I can’t deal with any more emails today.
- Question · Form 1How do you deal with stress at work?
- Past simple · Form 2Yesterday Maria dealt with three angry customers before lunch.
- Past simple · Form 2Last night Tom dealt the cards for our game of poker.
- Present perfect · Form 3Have you dealt with the leak in the bathroom yet?
- Passive · Form 3All complaints are dealt with within five working days.
Watch out
Dealt is spelt -ea- but sounds /delt/, like felt: dealed is wrong, and so is delt.
Same pattern
A — B — BForms two and three are the same
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