Dealt with - handled - coped with. Deal with, means = "leave it to me, I'll deal with it" (problem is the printer has no more ink) Thank you for buying more ink! Some people might not have handled that situation so efficiently! Ok it's ok, you're welcome, I can handle/deal with/cope with pressure. I'm finding it hard to cope with the death of................... I don't think I handled a conflict very well They're interchangeable in basic and informal none important sentences but formally - deal with = informal use - means suffer it or manage a situation handle = informal for managing a situation, mid formal complimentary for praise "handled it well" cope= be able to carry on functioning as a human being against adversity Hard to master the subtle differences, maybe better to copy from examples in texts. That's a lovely profile picture, who is she?

Deal with- dealt with. Means= behave in a certain way towards others. Cope with- Coped with. Means= it means to deal with something successfully. Handle- handled. Means= 1. to use or employ, esp. in a particular manner; manipulate. 2. to manage, direct, train, or control. 3. to deal with or treat in a particular way. ** there are more meaning for handle and deal.

deal with = implies the situation is being successfully managed cope with = implies the situation is being tolerated