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dealt meaning

EN[ˈdɛlt]
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  • VerbBFdealSGdealsPRdealingPREdé-
    1. simple past tense and past participle of deal.
    2. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • Congress evidently saw the wisdom of this and dealt with the matter in the Hawaii Omnibus Act of 1960, which took care of various postadmission loose ends.
        • I put down some traps in my apartment to try and deal with the mouse problem.
        • I'll forward this to a few lawfags and see what he[sic] deal is.
      2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
        • Deal with the problem immediately; do not let it fester.
        • Deal me out of this round: I have to make a phone call.
      3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
        • The price discount ended yesterday and I just missed the boat on a great deal.
        • Mr. de Blasio was up to his usual hyperbolics in hailing the deal.
        • I don't know how, but he managed to bring off the Acme Foods deal.

    Meaning of dealt for the defined word.

    Grammatically, this word "dealt" is a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Verbs
        • Verb forms
          • Irregular verb forms
            • Irregular past participles
              • Irregular simple past forms
              • Participles
                • Past participles
                • Verb simple past forms
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