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grapple with

grapple with verb: synonym of deal with.

Verb

grapple with (third-person singular simple present grapples with, present participle grappling with, simple past and past participle grappled with)

  1. Synonym of deal with.
    Synonyms:
    deal with

Synonyms of grapple with

Forms of grapple with

third-person singular presentgrapples with
present participlegrappling with
past participlegrappled with
pastgrappled with

Questions about grapple with

What does grapple with mean?
Grapple with means synonym of deal with.
What part of speech is grapple with?
Grapple with is a verb.
What is the past tense of grapple with?
The past tense of grapple with is grappled with.

Words near grapple with in the dictionary

  1. grapper
  2. grappers
  3. grapple
  4. grapple plant
  5. grapple plants
  6. grapple with
  7. grappled
  8. grappled with
  9. grapplehook
  10. grapplehooks
  11. grapplement

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