What does “treat” mean?
- 1
verbto behave toward someone or something in a particular way
Treat others the way you want to be treated.
- 2
verbto give medical care to someone or an illness
Doctors treated her for a broken arm.
- 3
nounsomething special that gives pleasure, or that you pay for
Lunch is my treat today.
Treat at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb & noun
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /trit/ · TREET
How to use “treat” correctly
“Treat someone to something” means pay for it as a gift: “I’ll treat you to dinner.”
Common phrases with “treat”
- treat sb well
- treat sb like
- treat sb to sth
- a special treat
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- treatment
- treaty
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