Meaning

10 senses
  1. (intransitive)To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain (for or with).

  2. (intransitive)To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to conduct a discussion.

    Cicero's writing treats mainly of old age and personal duty.

  3. (transitive)To discourse on; to represent or deal with in a particular way, in writing or speaking.

    The article treated feminism as a quintessentially modern movement.

  4. (transitive)To handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way.

    You treated me like a fool.

    She was tempted to treat the whole affair as a joke.

    behandeln

    относи́тьсяotnosítʹsja

    зверта́тисяzvertátysja, ста́витисяstávytysja, поста́витисяpostávytysja

    regard or consider in a specific way

  5. (transitive)To entertain with food or drink, especially at one's own expense; to show hospitality to; to pay for as celebration or reward.

    I treated my son to some popcorn in the interval.

    I've done so well this month, I'll treat you all to dinner (or Dinner is my treat.)

    bewirten, einladen

    угоща́тьugoščátʹ, угости́тьugostítʹ

    частува́тиčastuváty, почастува́тиpočastuváty, участува́тиučastuváty

    provide with choice or abundant food or drink

  6. (UK)To commit the offence of providing food, drink, entertainment or provision to corruptly influence a voter.

  7. (transitive)To care for medicinally or surgically; to apply medical care to.

    They treated me for malaria.

    heilen, kurieren

    лечи́тьlečítʹ, вы́лечитьvýlečitʹ

    лікува́тиlikuváty

  8. (transitive)To subject to a chemical or other action; to act upon with a specific scientific result in mind.

    He treated the substance with sulphuric acid.

    I treated the photo somewhat to make the colours more pronounced.

  9. (transitive)To provide (someone) with something special and pleasant.

    provide treatment for

  10. (intransitive, obsolete, transitive)To entreat or beseech (someone).

    Only let my family live, I treat thee.

Examples

1532 sentences
  1. Don't treat me like a child.

    Не ставтеся до мене як до дитини. — deniko

    ruНе обращайся со мной как с ребёнком. — marafon

    deBehandel mich nicht wie ein Kind. — MUIRIEL

  2. She treated him like a king.

    Вона ставилася до нього, як до короля. — deniko

    ruОна обращалась с ним как с королём. — marafon

    deSie hat ihn wie einen König behandelt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Tom treated Mary like a slave.

    Том поводився із Мері, як із рабинею. — deniko

    ruТом обращался с Мэри, как с рабыней. — Ooneykcall

    deTom behandelte Mary wie eine Sklavin. — jakov

  4. Don't treat me like a dog.

    Не поводьтеся зі мною, як із псем. — deniko

    ruНе обращайся со мной как с животным. — Biga

    deBehandle mich nicht wie einen Hund! — freddy1

  5. Tom treated Mary like a child.

    Том ставився до Мері, як до дитини. — miketheknight

    ruТом обращался с Мэри как с ребёнком. — odexed

    deTom behandelte Maria wie ein Kind. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
to handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way:
to entertain with food or drink:
to care for medicinally or surgically:
Русский
By meaning 3
to handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way:
to entertain with food or drink:
to care for medicinally or surgically:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way:
to entertain with food or drink:
to care for medicinally or surgically:

Origin

From Middle English treten, from Anglo-Norman treter, Old French tretier, traiter, from La

From Middle English treten, from Anglo-Norman treter, Old French tretier, traiter, from Latin tractāre (“to pull", "to manage”), from the past participle stem of trahere (“to draw", "to pull”).

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Forms

treats, treating, treated, treated
Base formtreat · to treat
3rd person singulartreats
Present participletreating
Past simpletreated / tret
Past participletreated / tret

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytreat
he, she, ittreats

Past simpleLesson

all personstreated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave treated
he, she, ithas treated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill treat

Synonyms

34 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • provide treatment for:care for
  • interact in a certain way:handledo by
  • subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition:process-v
  • act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression:coverhandleplowdealaddress
  • provide with choice or abundant food or drink:regale

Word family

27 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • being being treated
  • being treated like
  • treated like a
  • treated unfairly
  • treated like
  • being treated unfairly
  • be treated like
  • treated with respect
  • to be treated
  • been treated unfairly
  • been treated fairly
  • treated fairly

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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