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 Definitions of treat  [trit]  

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Definition of 'treat' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) treat
to act or behave toward in some specified way:
to treat someone with respect.

2.  treat
to consider or regard in a specified way:
to treat a matter as unimportant.

3.  treat
to deal with in a specified way; handle.

4.  treat
to deal with (a disease, patient, etc.) in order to relieve or cure.

5.  treat
to subject to some agent or action in order to bring about a particular result:
to treat a substance with an acid.

6.  treat
to provide with food, entertainment, gifts, etc., at one's own expense.

7.  treat
to provide with as a source of pleasure or enjoyment.

8.  treat
to deal with in speech or writing; discuss.

9.  treat
to deal with or represent artistically, esp. in some specified manner or style:
to treat a theme realistically.

10. (v.i.) treat
to deal with a subject in speech or writing; discourse (usu. fol. by of).

11.  treat
to give, or bear the expense of, a treat.

12.  treat
to carry on negotiations with a view to a settlement; negotiate.

13. (n.) treat
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.

14.  treat
anything that affords particular pleasure or enjoyment.

15.  treat
the act of treating.

16.  treat
one's turn to treat.

Etymology:  (1250–1300; ME treten (v.) < OF tretier,traitier < L tractāre to drag, handle, freq. of trahere to drag. Cf. tractable)

Definition of 'treat' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
something considered choice to eat

2. (verb) treat
an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight

3. (verb) treat, handle, do by
interact in a certain way
"Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"

4. (verb) process, treat
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
"process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"

5. (verb) treat, care for
provide treatment for
"The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"

6. (verb) cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
"This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"

7. (verb) treat
provide with a gift or entertainment
"Grandmother always treated us to the circus"; "I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed"

8. (verb) regale, treat
provide with choice or abundant food or drink
"Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night"

9. (verb) treat
engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement
"they had to treat with the King"

10. (verb) treat
regard or consider in a specific way
"I treated his advances as a joke"


Definition of 'treat' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) treat
to behave toward sb in a particular way
I think she treats him very disrespectfully.

2.  treat
to deal with or consider sth in a particular way
She didn't deal with the problem very well at all. FRE deal vs treat; They treated the business trip as a vacation.

3.  treat
to provide sb with medical treatment
The doctor who treated her was charming.

4.  treat
to give sb or do sth for sb that is special
We're going to treat the kids to pizza and ice cream.

5. (noun) treat
sth special that you give sb or do for sb
a birthday treat


Definition of 'treat' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) treat
a parley; a conference

2. (noun) treat
an entertainment given as an expression of regard

3. (noun) treat
that which affords entertainment; a gratification; a satisfaction; as, the concert was a rich treat

4. (verb) treat
to handle; to manage; to use; to bear one's self toward; as, to treat prisoners cruelly; to treat children kindly

5. (verb) treat
to discourse on; to handle in a particular manner, in writing or speaking; as, to treat a subject diffusely

6. (verb) treat
to entertain with food or drink, especially the latter, as a compliment, or as an expression of friendship or regard; as, to treat the whole company

7. (verb) treat
to negotiate; to settle; to make terms for

8. (verb) treat
to care for medicinally or surgically; to manage in the use of remedies or appliances; as, to treat a disease, a wound, or a patient

9. (verb) treat
to subject to some action; to apply something to; as, to treat a substance with sulphuric acid

10. (verb) treat
to entreat; to beseech

11. (verb) treat
to discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to make discussion; -- usually with of; as, Cicero treats of old age and of duties

12. (verb) treat
to negotiate; to come to terms of accommodation; -- often followed by with; as, envoys were appointed to treat with France

13. (verb) treat
to give a gratuitous entertainment, esp. of food or drink, as a compliment


Translation of 'treat' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to deal with, or behave towards (a thing or person), in a certain manner
The soldiers treated me very well; The police are treating his death as a case of murder.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: hanteer, beskou Arabic flag Arabic: يُعامِل Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: отнасям се
Brazilian flag Brazilian: tratar Czech flag Czech: zacházet; považovat German flag German: behandeln
Danish flag Danish: behandle Greek flag Greek: μεταχειρίζομαι, φέρομαι, Spanish flag Spanish: tratar
Estonian flag Estonian: kohtlema Farsi flag Farsi: رفتار کردن Finnish flag Finnish: kohdella
French flag French: traiter Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְהִתנַהֵג כְּלַפֵּי- Hindi flag Hindi: व्यवहार करना
Croatian flag Croatian: postupati s Hungarian flag Hungarian: bánik (vkivel, vmivel); k Indonesian flag Indonesian: memperlakukan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: meðhöndla, koma fram við; Italian flag Italian: trattare Japanese flag Japanese: 扱う
Korean flag Korean: 다루다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: elgtis su, laikyti Latvian flag Latvian: izturēties (pret kādu); u
Malay flag Malay: memperlakukan Dutch flag Dutch: behandelen Norwegian flag Norwegian: behandle
Polish flag Polish: traktować Persian flag Persian: رفتار کردن Pashto flag Pashto: رفتار کول
Portuguese flag Portuguese: tratar Romanian flag Romanian: a trata Russian flag Russian: обращаться; рассматривать
Slovak flag Slovak: zaobchádzať; považovať Slovenian flag Slovenian: ravnati z; obravnavati Serbian flag Serbian: tretirati
Swedish flag Swedish: behandla Thai flag Thai: ปฏิบัติ Turkish flag Turkish: davranmak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 對待,把...看作... Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: поводитися; ставитися Urdu flag Urdu: معاملہ کرنا، برتاؤ کرنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: đối xử Chinese flag Chinese: 对待,把...看作...

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