To handle meaning in English

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Definition

to handle: to manage, to deal with, to take care of; to use, to operate; to touch, to manipulate verb
Our sales manager in Tokyo handles all of our sales in Asia. She manages everything herself.
-Will you be able to handle this on your own? -Yes, I can manage.
Who handled the perfume samples? Half the bottles are broken. Somebody handled them too roughly!
I can handle this car very well. It's really easy to use the controls.
handle with care fragile, be careful with this, it may break easily

UK: I'm fragile, and you should handle me with care.
US: I handle all the recruitment in this company.

Examples

  • "Beyond this, Mr. Feltchenheimer's ability to handle difficult situations with a calm and composed demeanor leads me to believe that he is our most serious prospect."
  • "All they're good for is a little sex once in a while, and most of them can't even handle that."
  • "If you're not too busy photocopying, I would be very grateful if you could handle the interviews for me."
  • "We are capable of handling all your production very cheaply."
  • "A personal injury lawyer, specializing in your type of accident, will handle your claim ."
  • "She handles all of our public relations and advertising."
  • "Bob and his team of technicians and engineers handle all of our information systems, software applications and hardware devices."
  • "No Edward, you're going to handle this yourself."
  • "I'd like to handle this in private."
  • "I'm not happy about the way you two are handling our customer support."
  • "Bruno thinks he could handle some PR responsibilities, and he's asked me to teach him the basics of public speaking."
  • "Lyle handled Delavigne's 1997 initial public offering."
  • "Icarus : Well, we're lucky to have a number of new recruits in our team. We have a gang of snails who handle our outgoing payments."
  • "The way you handle callers is both professional and sympathetic."
  • "I was under the impression that a customer service department and a customer service hotline had been put into place exactly to handle situations such as this one."
  • "Think you can handle that?"
  • "Handle each complaint in a courteous and professional manner and to the client's satisfaction."
  • "I can't handle any more debates about European agricultural policy, especially over the phone."
  • "Kevin : Well Mrs Lee, because your factory seems so versatile, I was wondering if you would be able to handle our cosmetic packaging as well."
  • "We handle billions of dollars and perform thousands of transactions every day."

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