Treat
verb
To act or behave in a certain way towards someone.
He treated me with kindness.
verb
To give medical care or attention.
The doctors treated him for a rare disease.
Often appears as...
- treat a disease
- treat an injury
verb
To provide someone with something pleasant as a gift.
I'll treat you to dinner tonight.
Often appears as...
- treat to dinner
- treat to a gift
verb
To consider or regard in a specific way.
Treat the matter seriously.
noun
Something that gives pleasure or enjoyment.
Having ice cream was a real treat.
Often appears as...
- special treat
- real treat
verb
To deal with a subject in written form.
The book treats of rural society in America.
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
verb
To act or behave in a certain way towards someone.
He treated me with kindness.
verb
To give medical care or attention.
The doctors treated him for a rare disease.
Often appears as...
- treat a disease
- treat an injury
verb
To provide someone with something pleasant as a gift.
I'll treat you to dinner tonight.
Often appears as...
- treat to dinner
- treat to a gift
verb
To consider or regard in a specific way.
Treat the matter seriously.
noun
Something that gives pleasure or enjoyment.
Having ice cream was a real treat.
Often appears as...
- special treat
- real treat
verb
To deal with a subject in written form.
The book treats of rural society in America.
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Behavior Indicator
Indicates the manner or attitude one person shows towards another.
She treated me with respect during the debate.
Pro Tip 2/2Action-driven
Reflects actions taken towards others, not just feelings.
They treated the newcomers with suspicion.
Pro Tip 1/2Behavior Indicator
Indicates the manner or attitude one person shows towards another.
She treated me with respect during the debate.
Pro Tip 2/2Action-driven
Reflects actions taken towards others, not just feelings.
They treated the newcomers with suspicion.
Pro Tip 1/2Behavior Indicator
Indicates the manner or attitude one person shows towards another.
She treated me with respect during the debate.
Pro Tip 2/2Action-driven
Reflects actions taken towards others, not just feelings.
They treated the newcomers with suspicion.
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Video examples
What makes muscles grow?...
they bind us together, hold us up, and help us move. And whether or not body building is your hobby, muscles need your constant attention because the way you treat them on a daily basis determines whether they will wither or grow. Say you're standing in front of a door, ready to pull it open.
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How does asthma work? -...
These medications help asthmatics both control and prevent their asthma symptoms. Inhalers transport medication along the affected airways using a liquid mist or fine powder to treat the problem at its source. They come in two forms. There are reliever medications,
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The Atlantic slave...
Afraid of being eaten, or just to avoid further suffering, they committed suicide or starved themselves, believing that in death, their souls would return home. Those who survived were completley dehumanized, treated as mere cargo.
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Halloween History PIPE...
extortion deal give us candy or will trash your house store keepers and neighbors began giving treats or bribes to stop the tricks and children were encouraged to travel door-to-door for treat as an alternative to troublemaking
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How to build a fictional...
Then it's time to think about day-to-day life. What's the weather like in this world? Where do the inhabitants live and work and go to school? What do they eat and how do they play? How do they treat their young and their old?
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How I made the ultimate...
treating bottle some simple legs and printed them with Rick's help combining that with what I picked up at the workshop I made a set of legs that failed miserably once physics was applied to them they
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The great conspiracy...
not only pardoning him but even accepting him as a close advisor and elevating him to important posts. Brutus was hesitant to conspire against the man who had treated him like a son, but in the end,
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The philosophy of...
temperance, the exercise of self-restraint and moderation in all aspects of life; justice, treating others with fairness even when they have done wrong; and courage,
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The best kindergarten...
So that is how we should treat them. This is how they divide classrooms. They are supposed to help teachers. They don't.
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Saving an Elephant from...
He's treated with a special clay that'll help heal the wound. What do you think, Fred? Do you think it'll survive?
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What makes muscles grow?...
they bind us together, hold us up, and help us move. And whether or not body building is your hobby, muscles need your constant attention because the way you treat them on a daily basis determines whether they will wither or grow. Say you're standing in front of a door, ready to pull it open.
Video examples
How does asthma work? -...
These medications help asthmatics both control and prevent their asthma symptoms. Inhalers transport medication along the affected airways using a liquid mist or fine powder to treat the problem at its source. They come in two forms. There are reliever medications,
Video examples
The Atlantic slave...
Afraid of being eaten, or just to avoid further suffering, they committed suicide or starved themselves, believing that in death, their souls would return home. Those who survived were completley dehumanized, treated as mere cargo.
Video examples
Halloween History PIPE...
extortion deal give us candy or will trash your house store keepers and neighbors began giving treats or bribes to stop the tricks and children were encouraged to travel door-to-door for treat as an alternative to troublemaking
Video examples
How to build a fictional...
Then it's time to think about day-to-day life. What's the weather like in this world? Where do the inhabitants live and work and go to school? What do they eat and how do they play? How do they treat their young and their old?
Video examples
How I made the ultimate...
treating bottle some simple legs and printed them with Rick's help combining that with what I picked up at the workshop I made a set of legs that failed miserably once physics was applied to them they
Video examples
The great conspiracy...
not only pardoning him but even accepting him as a close advisor and elevating him to important posts. Brutus was hesitant to conspire against the man who had treated him like a son, but in the end,
Video examples
The philosophy of...
temperance, the exercise of self-restraint and moderation in all aspects of life; justice, treating others with fairness even when they have done wrong; and courage,
Video examples
The best kindergarten...
So that is how we should treat them. This is how they divide classrooms. They are supposed to help teachers. They don't.
Video examples
Saving an Elephant from...
He's treated with a special clay that'll help heal the wound. What do you think, Fred? Do you think it'll survive?
Example 1 of 10
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
Don't ever know who you may meet, or just because a person may not be dressed up all fancy, don't mean they're not an important person. You just don't ever know who you're gonna meet in life. So that's why I look at everybody as equal. Can't just judge. I treat everybody with respect. Every man.
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Simon Sinek
English Author
If you want to be a great leader, remember to treat all people with respect at all times. For one, because you never know when you'll need their help. And two, because it's a sign you respect people, which all great leaders do.
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Shakira
Musician
I just want to grow old with a man who takes care of me, and I want to eventually have kids and want them to be good children to me. Just want to be treated nice and have respect.
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Venus Williams
American Tennis Player
I don't think anyone wants to look in the mirror and say, 'I'm anti-woman.' They don't see themselves that way, and you can't treat them that way. But you have to tell the truth.
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Ben Carson
American Scientist
Well, I say that the most important job you can possibly have is raising a child, and it needs to be treated that way. You have to show them, rather than just talk to them.
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Alice Walker
American Author
I see myself in all the people in the world who are suffering and who are very badly treated and who are often made to feel that they have no place on this Earth.
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Terry Pratchett
English Author
Discworld' is taking something that you know is ridiculous and treating it as if it is serious, to see if something interesting happens when you do so.
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Jackie Chan
Chinese Actor
I like to change characters and then, slowly I believe the audience treat me as, like an actor who can fight. It's not like an action star.
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Greg Bear
American Writer
Working in Isaac's universe was more of a treat than a challenge.
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Ernie Banks
American Baseball Player
But it all comes down to friendship, treating people right.
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
Don't ever know who you may meet, or just because a person may not be dressed up all fancy, don't mean they're not an important person. You just don't ever know who you're gonna meet in life. So that's why I look at everybody as equal. Can't just judge. I treat everybody with respect. Every man.
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Simon Sinek
English Author
If you want to be a great leader, remember to treat all people with respect at all times. For one, because you never know when you'll need their help. And two, because it's a sign you respect people, which all great leaders do.
Quote examples
Shakira
Musician
I just want to grow old with a man who takes care of me, and I want to eventually have kids and want them to be good children to me. Just want to be treated nice and have respect.
Quote examples
Venus Williams
American Tennis Player
I don't think anyone wants to look in the mirror and say, 'I'm anti-woman.' They don't see themselves that way, and you can't treat them that way. But you have to tell the truth.
Quote examples
Ben Carson
American Scientist
Well, I say that the most important job you can possibly have is raising a child, and it needs to be treated that way. You have to show them, rather than just talk to them.
Quote examples
Alice Walker
American Author
I see myself in all the people in the world who are suffering and who are very badly treated and who are often made to feel that they have no place on this Earth.
Quote examples
Terry Pratchett
English Author
Discworld' is taking something that you know is ridiculous and treating it as if it is serious, to see if something interesting happens when you do so.
Quote examples
Jackie Chan
Chinese Actor
I like to change characters and then, slowly I believe the audience treat me as, like an actor who can fight. It's not like an action star.
Quote examples
Greg Bear
American Writer
Working in Isaac's universe was more of a treat than a challenge.
Quote examples
Ernie Banks
American Baseball Player
But it all comes down to friendship, treating people right.
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