- 1to behave in a particular way toward someone or something treat somebody/something (with something) to treat people with respect/consideration/suspicion, etc. Treat your keyboard with care and it should last for years. treat somebody/something like something My parents still treat me like a child. treat somebody/something as something) He was treated as a hero on his release from prison.
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consider - 2treat something as something to consider something in a particular way I decided to treat his remark as a joke. All cases involving children are treated as urgent.
- 3treat something + adv./prep. to deal with or discuss something in a particular way The question is treated in more detail in the next chapter. illness/injury
- 4treat somebody (for something) (with something) to give medical care or attention to a person, an illness, an injury, etc. She was treated for sunstroke. The condition is usually treated with drugs and a strict diet. The hospital treated forty cases of malaria last year. Topic CollocationsInjuriesbeing injured
- have a fall/an injury
- receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/a gunshot wound/a concussion/whiplash injuries
- hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg
- damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin
- pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon
- sprain/twist your ankle/wrist
- break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs
- fracture/crack your skull
- break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth
- burst/perforate your eardrum
- dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder/elbow
- bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder
- burn/scald yourself/your tongue
- bang/bump/hit your elbow/head/knee (on/against something)
- treat somebody for burns/a head injury/a stab wound
- examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound
- repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage
- amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb
- put on (formal) apply/take off a Band-Aid™/a sterile dressing/a bandage
- need/require/put in/get/take out stitches
- put on/rub on (formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion
- have/receive/undergo physical therapy
use chemical - 5treat something (with something) to use a chemical substance or process to clean, protect, preserve, etc. something to treat crops with insecticide wood treated with preservative pay for something enjoyable
- 6treat somebody/yourself (to something) to pay for something that someone/you will enjoy and that you do not usually have or do She treated him to lunch. Don't worry about the cost—I'll treat you. I'm going to treat myself to a new pair of shoes.
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NAmE//trit//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they treat he / she / it treats
past simple treated
-ing form treating
NAmE//ˈtrit̮əbl//
adjective a treatable infectionIdioms to treat someone with no respect at all They treat their workers like dirt. Phrasal Verbstreat toSee treat in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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