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verb | noun handlehandle1 /ˈhændl/ ●●○ S1 W2 verb VERB TABLEhandle |
Present | I, you, we, they | handle | | he, she, it | handles | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | handled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have handled | | he, she, it | has handled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had handled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will handle | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have handled |
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Present | I | am handling | | he, she, it | is handling | | you, we, they | are handling | Past | I, he, she, it | was handling | | you, we, they | were handling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been handling | | he, she, it | has been handling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been handling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be handling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been handling |
► handled well The car was comfortable and handled well. THESAURUS to take the necessary action, especially in order to solve a problem► THESAURUS to take the necessary action, especially in order to solve a problem: Who’s dealing with the Sony account? Teachers will always have difficult students to deal with. ► handle to deal with someone or something effectively: He’s finding it hard to handle the pressure at work. ► tackle to try to deal with a difficult problem: There are still a number of problems that we need to tackle. ► cope with something to succeed in dealing with a difficult problem or situation: Exercise can help people cope with stress. ► take care of something to do the work or make the arrangements that are necessary for something to happen: I’ll take care of making the reservations. ► attend to somebody/something formal to give attention to someone or something in order to deal with him, her, or it: Excuse me. I have some business to attend to. feel► touch to put your finger, hand, etc. on something or someone: Don’t touch that – the paint is still wet. He gently touched her hand and smiled. ► feel to touch something with your fingers to find out about it: Feel this teddy bear – it’s so soft! ► handle to touch something, pick it up, or hold or move it around in your hands: Please do not handle the merchandise. ► stroke to move your hand gently over something: She stroked the baby’s face. ► rub to move your hand or fingers over a surface while pressing it: Bill yawned and rubbed his eyes. ► scratch to rub your nails on part of your skin: Try not to scratch those mosquito bites. ► pat to touch someone or something lightly again and again, with your hand flat: He knelt down to pat the dog. ► pet to touch and move your hand gently over an animal: Do you want to pet the cat? ► brush to touch someone or something lightly as you pass by: Her hand brushed mine. ► caress to gently move your hand over a part of someone’s body in a loving way: Miguel gently caressed her hair. ► tickle to move your fingers lightly over someone’s body in order to make him/her laugh: Minna tickled the baby’s feet, and he gurgled. 1DEAL WITH something [transitive] to deal with a situation or problem: I don’t think I can handle the pressure. We were impressed with the way he handled a very difficult situation.► see thesaurus at deal22DEAL WITH somebody [transitive] to deal with people or behave toward them in a particular way: You’ll receive training on how to handle angry customers. I can only handle Dan for about 15 minutes.3handle yourself to be able to behave well or calmly in a difficult situation: I know you’re worried, but he can handle himself. She has handled herself well in the last two games.4HOLD [transitive] to pick up, touch, or feel something with your hands: You should wash your hands after handling raw meat.► see thesaurus at touch15CONTROL WITH YOUR HANDS [intransitive, transitive] to control the movement of a vehicle, tool, etc., or to be controlled: Carver handles the basketball with confidence and skill. The car was comfortable and handled well.6DO WORK [transitive] to do the things that are necessary to complete a job: HPC Architects handled the architectural work. Jones has handled a wide variety of criminal cases.7MACHINES/SYSTEMS [transitive] to have the power, equipment, or systems that are necessary to deal with a particular amount of work, number of people, etc.: At one time, AT&T handled over 70% of the nation’s long-distance calls.8BUY/SELL [transitive] to buy, sell, or deal with goods or services in business or trade: Bennet was charged with handling stolen goods. verb | noun handlehandle2 ●●● S1 W3 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYhandle2Origin: Old English ► a broom/saucepan/ax etc. handle The broom handle unscrews from the bottom. 1 the part of a door, drawer, window, etc. that you pull, push, etc., to open it: Pull on the handle to open the window.2the part of an object that you use for holding it: a knife with an ivory handle The bag’s handle was broken.a broom/saucepan/ax etc. handle The broom handle unscrews from the bottom.3get/have a handle on something to start to understand a person, situation, etc.: At least they have a handle on what caused the power failure.4informal a name used by someone, especially by a user of a CB radio [Origin: Old English] → see also fly off the handle at fly1 (14) |