dealt

dealt — verb

1. the past tense and past participle form of the verb 'deal'; used after auxiliari

1.動詞A2
釋義

the past tense and past participle form of the verb 'deal'; used after auxiliaries such as has, have, had, or as a simple past verb to talk about something that was handled, given out, or sold in the past.

例句

Owen has dealt with hundreds of customer complaints since joining the call centre.

present perfect: has dealt with + noun

The shop in Camden once dealt only in second-hand vinyl records.

simple past: dealt in + noun

用法筆記

Only the inflected form of 'deal'. For the meanings, choose the right sense at the entry for 'deal'. Note the irregular spelling: 'deal' becomes 'dealt' (not 'dealed') in both the past simple and past participle.

常見錯誤

❌I dealed with the problem yesterday.
✅I dealt with the problem yesterday.
💡'deal' is irregular; the past form is 'dealt', not 'dealed'.
❌She has deal with him before.
✅She has dealt with him before.
💡after 'has' or 'have', use the past participle 'dealt'.