American Dictionary
Definition handle in American English
handle
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
The government was criticized for the way it handled the crisis.
Congratulations! You handled that really well.
to be responsible for doing a particular job or piece of work
to be able to deal successfully with a large amount of work or information
Flight attendants are trained to handle difficult passengers.
Some prisoners complained that they'd been roughly handled.
to buy and sell goods, especially illegally
She handled the horse very confidently.
