do with

verb

Synonym of deal with.

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Meanings

do with1

verb
  1. archaicSynonym of deal with.

    In Anderson you have evidently a very clever and difficult man to do with, and one who if he had his own way would do you no favour […]

    1895, letter quoted in 2017, Peter Joseph Drake, Merchants, Bankers, Governors (page 156)
    1 more example

    Stokesey is a most amiable man to do with. I know him slightly. His attitude to you was evidently the outcome of the circumstances. We shall all get along very nicely.

    1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC

    Synonyms: deal with

do with2

verb
  1. Only used in to do with
  2. Only used in can do with
  3. Only used in make do with
  4. Only used in could do with

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of deal with.

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deal with
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APA

do with. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20with

MLA

“do with.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20with. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “do with,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20with.

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