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- [delt]
- /dɛlt/
- /delt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [delt]
- /dɛlt/
Definitions of dealt word
- noun dealt Dealt is the past tense and past participle of deal2. 3
- abbreviation DEALT deal1 3
- verb dealt simple past tense and past participle of deal1 . 1
- verb without object dealt to occupy oneself or itself (usually followed by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities. 1
- verb without object dealt to take action with respect to a thing or person (followed by with): Law courts must deal with lawbreakers. 1
- verb without object dealt to conduct oneself toward persons: He deals fairly. 1
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Origin of dealt
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English delen, Old English dǣlan (cognate with German teilen), derivative of dǣl part (cognate with German Teil); (noun) in part derivative of the v.; (in defs 19, 23) Middle English deel, del(e), Old English dǣl
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Parts of speech for Dealt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dealt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
dealt usage trend in Literature
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adjective dealt
- distributed — (in distinctive feature analysis) characterized by relatively extensive contact or constriction between the articulating organs, as the (sh) in show in contrast to the (s) in so.
Antonyms for dealt
noun dealt
- lacked — deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary: lack of money; lack of skill.
- needed — necessary, required, or wanted (usually used in combination): a much-needed vacation.
- wanted — to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
verb dealt
- received — generally or traditionally accepted; conventional; standard: a received moral idea.
- bought — Bought is the past tense and past participle of buy.
- agreed — If people are agreed on something, they have reached a joint decision on it or have the same opinion about it.
- denied — to withhold something from, or refuse to grant a request of: to deny a beggar.
- held — simple past tense and a past participle of hold1 .