treasure

🇺🇸 /ˈtreʒər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈtreʒə(r)/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-C2
noun
B2

valuable things like gold, silver, and jewels

The treasure chest was full of gold coins and jewels.

B2

something very valuable

The museum's treasure includes ancient artifacts and paintings.

R

a person who is very loved and important

My grandmother is a real treasure in our family.

verb
R

to value and keep something very important to you

I treasure the memories of our time together.

translation

n. valuable things like gold, silver, and jewels; something very valuable; a person who is very loved and important
v. to value and keep something very important to you

Word Forms

3rd Present treasures
Past treasured
Perfect treasured
Progressive treasuring
Plural treasures