to treat

Examples

• All

• Have my people been treating you badly?

  Camp Daze (2005)

• This is no way to treat our guest.

  The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)

• The key is not to just treat them as a means.

• How do they, how do they treat people in their world?

  Ryan Pineda

• No, governments may not treat people in any way they wish.

• Sometimes our parents don't treat us well, right?

  Dr. Mayim Bialik

• They taught me to treat people like you want to be treated.

• You need to stop treating this child with disrespect.

• Let's talk about the way some passengers treat flight attendants.

  I've Had It

• We should treat our friends with kindness and respect to maintain strong relationships.

Synonyms

H

to handle

vsto treat

∞ 2.1

Deal with a task, person, or situation

focuses on behaving towards someone rather than managing responsibility

D

to do by

vsto treat

82 6.7

Treat someone in a certain way

has identical meaning but uses the usual common expression

H

to handle with care

vsto treat

4 3.5

To treat someone or something gently to avoid harm

can mean any way of dealing, not only gentle or cautious

D

to do well by

vsto treat

1 5.0

Treat someone with respect and kindness

is more general and can mean any manner, not just kindness

Antonyms

N

neglect

100 3.5

Not caring for someone or something that needs care

M

to mistreat

63 2.9

To be cruel to people or animals

Idioms

T

to treat like royalty

• Informal

5 3.9

Give someone very special care and attention like a king or queen

A

as a treat

1 2.7

To give someone something special as a reward

N

no way to treat a lady

• Informal

8.6

To act toward a woman without respect

Phrasal Verbs

T

to treat oneself

22 4.2

Do something special for yourself as a reward or to relax

Compounds

R

real treat

17 2.1

Something you enjoy very much

T

trick or treat

• Baby Talk

8 2.5

An activity where children go from house to house asking for sweets on Halloween

D

Dutch treat

1 5.9

An occasion when each person pays for their own meal or drink

A

afternoon treat

1 1.6

A small snack in the afternoon like tea and cookies

F

fishsicle treat

• Baby Talk

7.7

A frozen snack shaped like a fish that children often eat

F

frogsicle treat

• Baby Talk

9.4

A frozen sweet shaped like a frog that children eat

G

gummy treat

2.2

A soft, chewy candy that tastes like fruit

How Kindly

honor

• US

∞ 2.2

to treat

∞ 1.0

to mistreat

63 2.9

to abuse

• NSFW

344 3.7

Surface Forms

Etymology