Meaning of "treat" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TREAT

From Old French tretier, from Latin tractāre to manage, from trahere to drag.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TREAT

treat  [triːt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TREAT

Treat is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb treat in English.

WHAT DOES TREAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Treat

Treat, Treats, or TREAT can refer to: Food and drink ▪ Confectionery ▪ Chicken Treat, Australian fast food chain ▪ Chocolate-coated marshmallow treats ▪ Cook's treat, unservable food enjoyed by the preparers ▪ Rice Krispies treat ▪ Tahitian Treat, U.S. soft drink Law ▪ Treating, serving refreshments for electoral gain ▪ Invitation to treat, inviting an offer Given name ▪ Treat Baldwin Johnson, U.S. chemist ▪ Treat Williams U.S. actor Surname ▪ Charles H. Treat, U.S. Treasurer under Theodore Roosevelt ▪ Herb Treat, U.S. football player ▪ John Whittier Treat, Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale University ▪ Lawrence Treat, U.S. mystery writer ▪ Mary Treat, U.S. Naturalist ▪ Richard Treat, early Connecticut settler ▪ Robert Treat, governor of Connecticut ▪ Robert Treat Paine ▪ Roger Treat, U.S. writer ▪ Samuel Treat, U.S. federal judge from Missouri ▪ Samuel Hubbel Treat, Jr., U.S. federal judge from Illinois ▪ Spencer Treat Clark, U.S.

Definition of treat in the English dictionary

The first definition of treat in the dictionary is a celebration, entertainment, gift, or feast given for or to someone and paid for by another. Other definition of treat is any delightful surprise or specially pleasant occasion. Treat is also the act of treating.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TREAT

PRESENT

Present

I treat

you treat

he/she/it treats

we treat

you treat

they treat

Present continuous

I am treating

you are treating

he/she/it is treating

we are treating

you are treating

they are treating

Present perfect

I have treated

you have treated

he/she/it has treated

we have treated

you have treated

they have treated

Present perfect continuous

I have been treating

you have been treating

he/she/it has been treating

we have been treating

you have been treating

they have been treating

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I treated

you treated

he/she/it treated

we treated

you treated

they treated

Past continuous

I was treating

you were treating

he/she/it was treating

we were treating

you were treating

they were treating

Past perfect

I had treated

you had treated

he/she/it had treated

we had treated

you had treated

they had treated

Past perfect continuous

I had been treating

you had been treating

he/she/it had been treating

we had been treating

you had been treating

they had been treating

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will treat

you will treat

he/she/it will treat

we will treat

you will treat

they will treat

Future continuous

I will be treating

you will be treating

he/she/it will be treating

we will be treating

you will be treating

they will be treating

Future perfect

I will have treated

you will have treated

he/she/it will have treated

we will have treated

you will have treated

they will have treated

Future perfect continuous

I will have been treating

you will have been treating

he/she/it will have been treating

we will have been treating

you will have been treating

they will have been treating

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would treat

you would treat

he/she/it would treat

we would treat

you would treat

they would treat

Conditional continuous

I would be treating

you would be treating

he/she/it would be treating

we would be treating

you would be treating

they would be treating

Conditional perfect

I would have treat

you would have treat

he/she/it would have treat

we would have treat

you would have treat

they would have treat

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been treating

you would have been treating

he/she/it would have been treating

we would have been treating

you would have been treating

they would have been treating

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you treat
we let´s treat
you treat

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to treat

Past participle

treated

Present Participle

treating

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «TREAT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «treat» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of treat

analyse · banquet · bargain · buy · celebration · come to terms · confer · consider · consult · cover · critique · cure · deal with · delicacy · delight · discuss · doctor · enjoyment · entertain · entertainment · excursion · explore · extravagance · feast · fun · gift · give · go into · goodie · gratification · handle · heal · indulgence · investigate · joy · lay on · luxury · make a bargain · manage · medicate · negotiate · nurse · outing · parley · party · pay for · pleasure · prepare · present · prime · process · provide · refreshment · regale · regard · remedy · review · satisfaction · serve · stand · study · surprise · tackle · take care of · thrill · titbit · use · wine and dine

TRANSLATION OF TREAT

Find out the translation of treat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of treat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «treat» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 款待
• Translator English - Spanish: gusto
• English: treat
• Translator English - Hindi: इलाज
• Translator English - Arabic: يَدْفَعُ لِشَخْص
• Translator English - Russian: угощение
• Translator English - Portuguese: mimo
• Translator English - Bengali: আচরণ করা
• Translator English - French: gâterie
• Translator English - Malay: Merawat
• Translator English - German: Sondervergnügen
• Translator English - Japanese: 歓待
• Translator English - Korean: 대접
• Translator English - Javanese: Nambani
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sự thết đãi
• Translator English - Tamil: சிகிச்சை
• Translator English - Marathi: उपचार
• Translator English - Turkish: tedavi etmek
• Translator English - Italian: piacere
• Translator English - Polish: przyjemność
• Translator English - Ukrainian: задоволення
• Translator English - Romanian: bucurie
• Translator English - Greek: κέρασμα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: behandel
• Translator English - Swedish: något extra gott
• Translator English - Norwegian: noe spesielt

10 QUOTES WITH «TREAT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word treat.

1

Diane Abbott

When fast food is not a treat but a dietary staple, the children surf the internet all day in dark corners of the room and are bombarded with latest gadgets. Things replace parental standards.

2

Scott Adkins

I put so much pressure on myself to raise the bar with each and every project. I treat it like every film is my last, and I make sure I pour everything I have into every film I make because if I'm not trying to improve, someone else will.

3

Jyoti Amge

When people see me on TV, they become very happy because they don't have to interact with me. When they start interacting with me, they ask me questions like I'm a baby or treat me like I'm a baby and hold me like I'm a baby, and that's what they do wrong, really.

4

Simon Beaufoy

I guess my approach to adapting books is to treat them with a deep respect on one level and at another level part them to one side and go, 'I'm doing something completely different here.'

5

Michael Bergdahl

Sam Walton's values are: treat the customer right, take care of your people, be honest in your dealings, pass savings along to the customer, keep things simple, think small, control costs and continuously improve operations.

6

James MacGregor Burns

In real life, the most practical advice for leaders is not to treat pawns like pawns, nor princes like princes, but all persons like persons.

7

John Burroughs

To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, to imagine your facts is another.

8

Gerald Chertavian

I was taught very early on how you treat people is actually what matters.

9

Anna Chlumsky

A lot of movies treat kids like idiots.

10

J. M. Coetzee

As you see, I do not treat the creation of fiction, that to say the invention and development of fantasies, as a form of abstract thought. I don't wish to deny the uses of the intellect, but sometimes one has the intuition that the intellect by itself will lead one nowhere.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TREAT»

Discover the use of treat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to treat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Treat Your Own Knees

Black-and-white drawings show exactly how to do the exercises and pinpoint the precise muscles responsible for the problem. This concise, simple guide provides an effective do-it-yourself program.

Jim Johnson, 2003

Treat them Mean and Keep them Keen

Treat Them Mean and Keep Them Keen is the only dating book that gives it to you straight: it tells you what to hide and just how much to reveal, what to do and when to do it.

Gerry Stergiopoulos, 2008

Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff

Treat your own rotator cuff?

Jim Johnson, 2007

Environmental Technologies to Treat Sulfur Pollution: ...

A detailed subject index helps the reader to find their way through the different technological applications, making it the perfect reference work for professionals and consultants dealing with sulfur-related environmental (bio) ...

Piet N. L. Lens, Look Hulshoff Pol, 2000

Treat Yourself to Pain Free Living

This book gives you fast and easy techniques you can do yourself so your joints will move freely and without pain. A healthy, drug-free way to revitalize your muscles and eliminate joint pain, you'll refer to this book again and again.

Julie Donnelly, 2007

Treat Your Own Neck

Providing a comprehensive system of awareness, education and exercise prevention for common neck pain and injury, Treat Your Own Neck is your comprehensive resource for neck self-management.

Robin McKenzie, 2011

Treat Your Own Tennis Elbow

"Without drugs - without surgery, without injections tennis elbow can be eliminated"--Cover.

Pt Jim Johnson, 2010

European Respiratory Monograph 51: Difficult-To-Treat Severe ...

Use of the pragmatic definitions over the past 10 years has led to an improved delineation of these patients. This monograph gathers expertise in the paediatric and adult severe asthma fields.

K. Fan Chung, E.H. Bel, S.E. Wenzel, 2011

Renewing the Mind: The Foundation of Your Success

The influence of our minds on our spiritual lives is often grossly underestimated.

Casey Treat, 2000

Treat Your Own Knee Arthritis

Knee cartilage itself actually has no pain fibers going to it, and therefore cannot produce any pain. So what now? Treat Your Own Knee Arthritis takes a new approach to an old problem.

Pt Jim Johnson, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TREAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term treat is used in the context of the following news items.

It's 'Miracle Treat Day': You can help kids by eating a DQ Blizzard

Ice cream lovers have the chance to help sick and injured children by eating a Dairy Queen Blizzard on Thursday. It's DQ's 10th annual Miracle Treat Day, which ... «Rick Kupchella's BringMeTheNews, Jul 15»

A-Treat poll lets customers decide which flavors hit store shelves first

A-Treat launched a poll today on its Facebook page, A-Treat is back, where customers can choose one of the 30 flavors to be produced first. Fans can vote ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»

How David Jaindl won A-Treat

The deal began to take root for David Jaindl in early February, days after A-Treat Bottling Co. abruptly closed its doors. "We did a soft approach," Jaindl recalled ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»

Arthritis drug could be used to treat blood cancer sufferers

MPNs are most often diagnosed in people in their 50s and 60s and currently treatment is limited to aspirin, removal of excess blood and mild chemotherapy. «University of Sheffield News, Jul 15»

A-Treat Deal Fizzles Out

An Allentown businessman had said he wanted to buy A-Treat Soda back in April, but now it looks like that soda won't be back in stores any time soon. «wnep.com, Jun 15»

Officer hurt in Tavares car chase around Twistee Treat

Blick then took officers on a wild chase through Tavares, including a mobile home park, before concluding at the Twistee Treat. Eyewitnesses lined up for their ... «WTSP 10 News, May 15»

FDA approves Rapamune to treat LAM, a very rare lung disease

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Rapamune (sirolimus), to treat lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), a rare, progressive lung disease that ... «FDA.gov, May 15»

FDA ticks off first drug to treat radiation sickness after nuclear disasters

A drug long-used to counter the negative effects of chemotherapy has won US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for use in treating the nasty effects ... «Gizmag, May 15»

Allentown businessman buys A-Treat

Known for its quirky flavors such as cream and pineapple that attracted soda drinkers in the Lehigh Valley and beyond, A-Treat abruptly shut its doors Jan. 23. «Allentown Morning Call, Apr 15»

What Could Go Wrong When Doctors Treat Their Own Kids?

What, I wonder, does that say about us doctors who treat our own kids? This past winter, my daughter got the flu. She was miserable: daily fevers, achiness, sore ... «NPR, Apr 15»