treat (triːt
)
Definitions
noun
- a celebration, entertainment, gift, or feast given for or to someone and paid for by another
- any delightful surprise or specially pleasant occasion
- the act of treating
verb
- (tr) to deal with or regard in a certain manner ⇒
she treats school as a joke
- (tr) to apply treatment to ⇒
to treat a patient for malaria
- (tr) to subject to a process or to the application of a substance ⇒
to treat photographic film with developer
- (tr; often foll by to) to provide (someone) (with) as a treat ⇒
he treated the children to a trip to the zoo
- (intr) usually foll by of formal to deal (with), as in writing or speaking
- (intr) formal to discuss settlement; negotiate
Alternative Forms
ˈtreatable adjective ˈtreater nounWord Origin
C13: from Old French tretier , from Latin tractāre to manage, from trahere to dragSynonyms
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take care of,
minister to
attend to,
give medical treatment to
doctor,
nurse,
care for,
medicate,
prescribe medicine for apply treatment to
=
provide,
give,
buy,
stand,
pay for,
entertain,
feast,
lay on,
regale,
wine and dine,
take out for foot or pay the bill
=
deal with,
consider,
study,
cover,
discuss,
review,
handle,
go into,
refer to,
tackle,
investigate,
explore,
analyse,
critique,
touch on,
=
entertainment,
party,
surprise,
gift,
celebration,
feast,
outing,
excursion,
banquet,
refreshment,
Translations
- British English:
treat
If you give someone a treat, you buy or arrange something special for them which they will enjoy.His mother had never yet failed to return from town without some special treat for him.triːt NOUN His mother had never yet failed to return from town without some special treat for him.
- Spanish:
gusto
nm
- French:
gâterie
nf
- German: Sondervergnügen nnt
- Chinese: 款待 n
- Arabic: يَدْفَعُ لِشَخْص n
- Portuguese: mimo nm
- Russian: угощение nnt
- Croatian: čašćenje nnt
- Czech: dárek nm
- Danish: lille gave nutr
- Dutch: traktatie nf
- Finnish: mukava yllätys n
- Greek: κέρασμα nnt
- Italian: piacere nm
- Japanese: 歓待 n
- Korean: 대접 n
- Norwegian: noe spesielt nm
- Polish: przyjemność nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: mimo nm
- European Spanish:
gusto
nm
- Swedish: något extra gott nnt
- Thai: เลี้ยงให้ของ ืn
- Turkish: birine ufak bir armağan alma n
- Vietnamese: sự thết đãi n
- British English:
treat
If you treat someone or something in a particular way, you behave towards them in that way.Stop treating me like a child.triːt VERB Stop treating me like a child.
- Spanish:
tratar
v
- French:
traiter
vt
- German:
behandeln
v
- Chinese: 款待 v
- Arabic: يُعَامِلُ v
- Portuguese: tratar v
- Russian: угощать v
- Croatian: počastiti v
- Czech: zachovat (se) v chovat (se)
- Danish: behandle v
- Dutch: behandelen v
- Finnish: kohdella v
- Greek: μεταχειρίζομαι v
- Italian: trattare v
- Japanese: 扱う v
- Korean: 취급하다 v
- Norwegian: behandle v
- Polish: potraktować v traktować
- Brazilian Portuguese: tratar v
- European Spanish:
tratar
v
- Swedish: bjuda v
- Thai: ทำตามกระบวนการ v
- Turkish: davranmak v
- Vietnamese: đối xử v
Usage examples
Mahina had introduced her as Lady R'shiel and warned him to treat her with respect, or suffer the consequences.
, TREASON KEEP (2001)Week Beginning Monday, November 15 2004 Music in the Round - the Hanover Band A real musical treat.
Country Life (2004)The resort's $35,000 "ultimate Valentine's weekend "is a lavish treat guaranteed to rev up the most moribund romance.
Globe and Mail (2003)Xena, a seven-year-old mare, underwent surgery in February to treat a rare heart condition that was making her extremely weak.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Trips to McDonald's are rare, so he knows they're a treat for special occasions.
, BE YOUR BEST: How Anyone can become Fit, Healthy and Confident (2002)