deal

«deal» in Mova's school dictionary: an agreement between people, often in buying, selling or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (deal, deals, dealt, dealing); noun (a deal, deals)

meaning for a pupil

1) A deal is an agreement between people, often in buying, selling or swapping. tree →

2) To deal cards is to give them out to players. tree →

3) To deal with something is to take action to sort out a problem or job. tree →

4) To deal with someone is to have contact with them or handle how they behave. tree →

5) «A great deal» or «a good deal» means a lot. tree →

6) A deal can be a bargain, a good price. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life children make deals («I'll do the dishes if you dry»), deal cards in games, and learn to deal with feelings like anger. In maths, «a good deal» can mean comparing prices to find which is cheaper per item. In stories, «a deal with the devil» or a trickster's deal warns the reader of a trap. Phrases: «it's a deal», «make a deal», «deal with», «big deal», «a great deal of», «deal out», «no big deal».

examples

• Let's make a deal: you help me, and I'll help you. tree →
• It's your turn to deal the cards. tree →
• Deal out seven cards to each player. tree →
• We learned how to deal with anger. tree →
• The shop has a great deal on apples: three for one dollar. tree →
• She spent a great deal of time on her project. tree →
• It's no big deal if you spill a little water. tree →
• Teachers deal with lots of questions every day. tree →

note

Irregular past: dealt (pronounced «delt»), not «dealed». «Deal with» takes an object: «deal with the problem». «Big deal!» said sarcastically means «that's not important». In maths problems, «a better deal» means a lower price for the same amount.

In the corpora

• And if people gossip about you, you never have to deal with it alone.
• A family ticket is only a good deal after checking: add up the single tickets for your family and compare.
• Most artists need reading, maths and business skills to manage money and deals, and many have other jobs, especially at first.
• «There was a great deal more of the same sort, but too dreadfully conceited to be written down.
• In card games, shuffle well, deal fairly and do not look at others' cards.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «deal» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.