treat noun
ADJ. great, real, special | little I like to give the girls a little treat every now and then. | occasional, rare | anniversary, birthday, Christmas, holiday | family | tasty Snails are a tasty treat for hedgehogs.
VERB + TREAT give sb | deserve
PREP. as/for a ~ We took the kids to the zoo for a special treat.
PHRASES be in for a treat/have a treat in store If their latest album is half as good as their last one, we've a real treat in store.
treat verb
1 handle sb/sth in a particular way
ADV. equitably, fairly, humanely, kindly, leniently, sympathetically, well | abominably, badly, harshly, roughly, shabbily, unfairly, unjustly They treat their animals quite badly. | seriously These allegations are being treated very seriously indeed. | differently | separately
VERB + TREAT tend to Parents still tend to treat boys differently from girls.
PREP. as the tendency to treat older people as helpless and dependent | like Don't treat me like a child! | with He treated the idea with suspicion.
PHRASES a tendency to treat sb/sth
2 give sb medical treatment
ADV. easily | successfully | surgically
VERB + TREAT be difficult to | use sth to
PREP. for She was treated for cuts and bruises. | with We can treat this condition quite successfully with antibiotics.
3 use a substance to protect sth
ADV. chemically Chemically treated hair can become dry and brittle.
PREP. for You need to treat this wood for woodworm. | with The timber has been treated with chemicals to preserve it.
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