treat
🇺🇸
/triːt/
🇬🇧
/triːt/
verb
B1
To act in a certain way towards someone or something.
She felt like she was treated poorly.
B1
To think of something as being a certain way.
I decided to treat his comment as a joke.
B1
To handle or discuss a matter in a specific manner.
The teacher treats cheating very seriously.
B1
To provide medical care or attention to someone or something.
The doctor treated the patient's broken arm.
B2
To apply a chemical to something to clean, protect, or preserve it.
The wood was treated to prevent rot.
R
To pay for a special enjoyment for someone else.
She treated her friends to ice cream.
noun
R
A special enjoyment or a gift given to someone.
The tickets were a treat for their anniversary.
translation
To act in a certain way towards someone or something.; To think of something as being a certain way.; To handle or discuss a matter in a specific manner.; To provide medical care or attention to someone or something.; To apply a chemical to something to clean, protect, or preserve it.; To pay for a special enjoyment for someone else.
A special enjoyment or a gift given to someone.
Word Forms
3rd Present
treats
Progressive
treating
Past
treated
Perfect
treated
Plural
treats