verb#1,079 by frequency
handle
/ˈhæn.d(ə)l/
To touch; to feel or hold with the hand; To manage, control, or direct; To accustom to the hand
- he/she/it
- handles
- past participle
- handled
Meanings
- 1
To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s)
I can't handle it all.
Tatoeba · AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR
You can't handle this alone.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
To manage, control, or direct
- 3
To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands
- 4
To manage, use, or wield with the hands
- 5
To treat, to deal with (in a specified way)
- 6
To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art
- 7
To put up with; to endure (and continue to function)
- 8
To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sellrare
- 9
To be concerned with; to be an expert inrare
- 10
To use the handsrare