Meaning
- (intransitive, weak) to act; to take action
- (intransitive, weak) to negotiate; to bargain; to haggle
- (intransitive, weak) to trade in; to deal; to sell
- (transitive, weak) to trade
- (figuratively, transitive, weak) to tip as; to take into consideration as being
- (formal, intransitive, literary, weak) to discuss; to deal with; to write or speak about
- (intransitive, usually, weak) to be about; to deal with
- (idiomatic, impersonal, reflexive, weak) to be, to be a case of, to be a matter of, to concern (often used to introduce the subject before giving it a name, or to indicate some uncertainty regarding exact amounts) (literally, “it itself has to do with ...”)
Concepts
act in place of
be effective
be efficacious
conduct oneself
have effect
hold a ceremony
be about
Synonyms
Handel treiben
sich benehmen
Geschäfte machen
sich verhalten
erledigen
sich drehen
unterhandeln
handeln mit
negoziieren
tätig sein
wirksam sein
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhandəln/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German handeln, from Old High German hantalōn, from Proto-West Germanic *handulōn.
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