26984 words

treat

19 definitions ā€¢ 36 examples
1
to behave towards someone or deal with something in a particular way:

Examples:

My parents treated us all the same when we were kids.
He treated his wife very badly.
treat someone/something as if It's wrong to treat animals as if they had no feelings.
treat something with something I treat remarks like that with the contempt that they deserve.
2
to use drugs, exercises, etc. to cure a person of a disease or heal an injury:

Examples:

be treated for He is being treated for a rare skin disease.
treat a symptom Western medicine tends to treat the symptoms and not the cause.
3
to buy or pay for something for another person:

Examples:

treat someone (to something) Put your money away - I'm going to treat you (to this).
treat yourself to something I'm going to treat myself to (= buy for myself) a new pair of sandals.
4
to put a special substance on material such as wood, cloth, metal, etc. or put it through a special process, in order to protect it from damage or decay:

Examples:

be treated with The material has been treated with resin to make it waterproof.
5

Examples:

birthday treat We're going to Italy for the weekend - it's my birthday treat.
special treat As a special treat, I'll take you to my favourite restaurant.
6
something special that you buy because it makes you feel happy or brings happiness to someone else:

Examples:

A little posy of flowers is a delightful treat to give a friend.
7
a type of food that is eaten in addition to your usual meals, usually something sweet:

Examples:

There is a lot of competition with the sugar-filled and artificially flavoured treats on the store shelves.
snacks and treats Try to encourage children not to eat too many of those snacks and treats that tend to pile on the pounds without providing much nutrition.
8
a small piece of food, often specially produced, that is given to pets in addition to their usual food, for example as a reward:

Examples:

dog treat The owner said the dog was dangerous, but when I fed it dog treats it would take them gently out of my hand.
cat treat Our gourmet cat treats are made with the highest quality of protein and grains.
9
an occasion when I, you, etc. buy or pay for something for another person:

Examples:

No, you paid for dinner last time - this is my treat.
10
very well; with good results:

Examples:

work a treat To prevent red wine from staining, put some salt on it - it works a treat.
go down a treat That soup went down a treat (= was very enjoyable)!
come up a treat I polished that old desk of grandma's and it came up a treat (= its appearance improved).
11
to behave toward someone or deal with something in a particular way:

Examples:

She always tried to treat her students as/like adults.
12
to do something to improve the condition of an ill or injured person, or to try to cure a disease:

Examples:

The new drug may allow us to treat diabetes more effectively.
13
to change the condition of a substance by adding something to it or putting it through a special process:

Examples:

The sewage is treated with chemicals before being dumped.
14
to buy or pay for something for someone:

Examples:

[ T ] Iā€™m going to treat myself to a new pair of sunglasses.
15

Examples:

It was a real treat seeing my old friends last weekend.
16
an occasion on which you pay for someone's food or entertainment:

Examples:

You paid for the taxi, so lunch is my treat (= I will pay).
17
to behave towards or think of someone or something in a particular way:

Examples:

treat sb/sth as sth We must treat employees as allies in achieving change.
treat sb/sth equally/fairly/unfairly It very hard to prove that the company had been treated unfairly.
treat sb/sth like sth The company treated their initial public offering more like a marketing opportunity than a capital-raising exercise.
18
to deal with something in a particular way:

Examples:

Each Fund is treated as a single tax entity.
The employment department said the unemployment figures should be treated with caution.
19
to put a special substance on something or put it through a special process, in order to protect it, clean it, or make it safe:

Examples:

treat sth with sth We treat the material with resin to make it waterproof.

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