Meaning

6 senses
  1. An entertainment, outing, food, drink, or other indulgence provided by someone for the enjoyment of others.

    I took the kids to the zoo for a treat.

    развлече́ниеrazvlečénije, угоще́ниеugoščénije

    частува́нняčastuvánnja, угоще́нняuhoščénnja

  2. An unexpected gift, event etc., which provides great pleasure.

    It was such a treat to see her back in action on the London stage.

    пода́рокpodárok

  3. A snack food.

    These coconut and marshmallow treats are easy to make.

    Here are some healthy Halloween treats for ghouls and witches of all ages.

  4. A snack food.

    A snack food item designed to be given to pets.

    I lured the cat into her carrier by throwing a couple of treats in there.

    Leckerchen

  5. (obsolete)A parley or discussion of terms; a negotiation.

  6. (obsolete)An entreaty.

More definitions
  • an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight
  • something considered choice to eat

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

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
an entertainment, outing, or other indulgence provided by someone for the enjoyment of others:
Русский
By meaning 2
an entertainment, outing, or other indulgence provided by someone for the enjoyment of others:
an unexpected gift, event etc., which provides great pleasure:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a snack food item designed to be given to pets:

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

plural: treats
Singulartreat
Pluraltreats

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 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

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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