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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024treat /trit/USA pronunciation v. - to act or behave toward (someone or something) in some way:[~ + object]to treat all people with the respect they deserve.
- to consider (someone or something) in a certain way:[~ + object + as + noun/adjective]treated this matter as important.
- to deal with in a specified way;
handle:[~ + object]The doctor treated his complaints seriously. - Medicine to deal with (a disease, etc.) to relieve or cure:[~ + object]new ways to treat AIDS.
- to perform an action or process on (something) to bring about a result:[~ + object]to treat a substance with an acid.
- to provide with food, entertainment, etc., at one's own expense: [~ + object]The boss treated me to dinner.[no object]Put your money away; I'll treat.
- to deal with in speech, etc., esp. in a specified manner or style: [~ + object]treated the theme with fantasy.[~ + of + object]to treat of the problem in his book.
n. [countable] - entertainment, food, etc., given or paid for by someone else, as an expression of friendliness, as a professional courtesy, etc.
- anything that provides enjoyment:It was a real treat back then to have steak for dinner.
treat•a•ble, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024treat (trēt),USA pronunciation v.t. - to act or behave toward (a person) in some specified way:to treat someone with respect.
- to consider or regard in a specified way, and deal with accordingly:to treat a matter as unimportant.
- to deal with (a disease, patient, etc.) in order to relieve or cure.
- to deal with in speech or writing;
discuss. - to deal with, develop, or represent artistically, esp. in some specified manner or style:to treat a theme realistically.
- to subject to some agent or action in order to bring about a particular result:to treat a substance with an acid.
- to entertain;
give hospitality to:He treats diplomats in the lavish surroundings of his country estate. - to provide food, entertainment, gifts, etc., at one's own expense:Let me treat you to dinner.
v.i. - to deal with a subject in speech or writing;
discourse:a work that treats of the caste system in India. - to give, or bear the expense of, a treat:Is it my turn to treat?
- to carry on negotiations with a view to a settlement;
discuss terms of settlement;
negotiate.
n. - entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- anything that affords particular pleasure or enjoyment.
- the act of treating.
- one's turn to treat.
- Latin tractāre to drag, handle, treat, frequentative of trahere to drag. See tract1
- Old French tretier, traitier
- Middle English treten (verb, verbal) 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: treat /triːt/ n - 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
vb - (transitive) to deal with or regard in a certain manner: she treats school as a joke
- (transitive) to apply treatment to: to treat a patient for malaria
- (transitive) to subject to a process or to the application of a substance: to treat photographic film with developer
- (tr; often followed by to) to provide (someone) (with) as a treat: he treated the children to a trip to the zoo
- (intransitive) usually followed by of: formal to deal (with), as in writing or speaking
- (intransitive) formal to discuss settlement; negotiate
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French tretier, from Latin tractāre to manage, from trahere to dragˈtreatable adj ˈtreater n |