handle

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhændəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhændəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(han′dl)

Inflections of 'handle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
handles
v 3rd person singular
handling
v pres p
handled
v past
handled
v past p

Collocations for "handle"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "handle" in context.

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handle

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. handle [with care, carefully]
  2. handle the [package, delivery]
  3. handle dangerous [chemicals, materials]
  4. don't handle the [goods, merchandise]
  5. [guilty, convicted] of handling stolen goods
  6. handle the [situation, problem, planning, issue, matter]
  7. will handle the [sale, transaction]
  8. handle the [request, orders, phone calls]
  9. the server cannot handle [your request]
  10. handle things while I am [away, out of town, gone]
  11. trust you to handle it
  12. can handle the [child, class]
  13. [can, can't] handle the truth
  14. can't handle criticism
  15. handle the [news, pain]
  16. can handle [it, everything]
  17. do you think you can handle [me, this]?
  18. handle [depression, a loss]
  19. handled herself well
  20. [must, needs to] be handled gently
  21. handled [directly, automatically, correctly, properly, successfully]
  22. is [hard, too large] to handle
n
  1. a [door, carrying, suitcase, bag, rake, knife] handle
  2. a handle for [carrying, comfort, easy transport]
  3. the handle [snapped, broke off]
  4. [turn, lift, rotate] the handle
  5. a [rake, racket, tool] with a long handle
  6. slang: has love handles
  7. am staring to get a handle on this [job, position, game]
  8. need to get a handle on my [life, emotions]
  9. get a handle on your [children]
  10. think I have the handle of [this]
  11. he just flew off the handle!
  12. a [work, radio, secret] handle
  13. what's your handle?
n as adj
  1. a handle grip
'handle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
amateur - awkward - broom - canister - care - caution - chemical - chisel - churn - client - clumsy - clutch - consumer - crank - crisis - criticism - cupboard - curl - customer - delicate - detached - difficult - disappointment - discomfort - dream - excess - fame - fashion - fasten - finger - flurry - fly - fragile - gently - grab - graphic - grief - grip - gripping - hazardous - hold - horn - hot - humidity - immature - inbound - increasing - insurance - ivory - kettle

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