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treat — [triːt] verb [transitive] 1. to deal with someone or something in a particular way: • We treat all complaints very seriously. treat somebody/something as • Proceeds from the asset transfers won t be treated as income. • Some information ought to … Financial and business terms
treat — I n. source of joy 1) to provide a treat 2) a treat for (their visit was a real treat for us) 3) a treat to + inf. (it was a treat to watch them dance) paying for the food or entertainment of others 4) to stand treat 5) (misc.) it s my treat II v … Combinatory dictionary
treat — I UK [triːt] / US [trɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms treat : present tense I/you/we/they treat he/she/it treats present participle treating past tense treated past participle treated *** 1) to behave towards someone in a particular way She felt… … English dictionary
treat*/*/*/ — [triːt] verb [T] I 1) to behave towards someone in a particular way Rachel felt she had been unfairly treated.[/ex] They treat their guests very well.[/ex] I wish you would stop treating me like a child![/ex] Dean always treated my grandfather… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
treat — treat1 [ trit ] verb transitive *** ▸ 1 behave toward someone ▸ 2 deal with something ▸ 3 cure illness ▸ 4 protect/preserve something ▸ 5 be nice to someone 1. ) to behave toward someone in a particular way: She felt she had been unfairly treated … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
treat — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, real, special ▪ little ▪ I like to give the girls a little treat every now and then. ▪ o … Collocations dictionary
unfairly — adv. Unfairly is used with these verbs: ↑blame, ↑criticize, ↑discriminate, ↑dismiss, ↑exclude, ↑judge, ↑penalize, ↑prejudice, ↑punish, ↑target, ↑tarnish, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
ill-treat — [il′trēt′] vt. to treat unkindly, cruelly, or unfairly; harm; abuse; maltreat ill treatment n … English World dictionary
ill-use — I verb abuse, abuti, afflict, be hurtful, be malevolent, bruise, buffet, castigate, cause evil, damage, deal hard measure to, do an injustice to, do evil, do harm to, do violence, do wrong, flagellate, grind, harm, hurt, ill treat, injure, knock… … Law dictionary
do — I. verb (did; done; doing; does) Etymology: Middle English don, from Old English dōn; akin to Old High German tuon to do, Latin dere to put, facere to make, do, Greek tithenai to place, set Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to bring to … New Collegiate Dictionary
