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IELTS word

tackle

/ˈtæk.əl/verb

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English definition

to try to deal with a difficult problem

Common phrases / collocations

  1. tackle a problem
  2. tackle pollution
  3. tackle a challenge

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    Volunteers tackled the litter on the beach.

  2. 2.

    The city tackled traffic congestion.

  3. 3.

    We must tackle the cause of the leak.

Visual learning

See the meaning

Volunteers collect large amounts of plastic litter from a polluted beach.
to try to deal with a difficult problem
1beach is dirty
2volunteers clean it
beach is dirty→volunteers clean it