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# treat

«treat» in Mova's school dictionary: **To behave towards someone or something in a certain way:…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (treat, treats, treated, treating); noun (a treat, treats)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To behave towards someone or something in a certain way: «Treat others kindly». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/treat/#m1)

2) A noun: something special that gives pleasure, such as a sweet, a trip or a surprise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/treat/#m2)

3) Verb: to buy or give someone something special: «I'll treat you to an ice cream». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/treat/#m3)

4) Verb: of a doctor or nurse: to give care or medicine to make someone better. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/treat/#m4)

5) Verb: to put a substance on something to protect or change it: treated wood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/treat/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In manners and feelings: «Treat others the way you want to be treated»; treat animals gently. In health: doctors treat illness and injuries; treatment. In everyday life: treats like sweets or a trip; trick or treat at Halloween. Phrases: treat someone well/badly, as a treat, my treat, trick or treat, treat yourself, dog treats, treat someone to something.

### examples

- Treat others the way you want to be treated. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/treat/#x1)
- We had ice cream as a treat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/treat/#x2)
- The doctor treated my sore ear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/treat/#x3)
- Dad treated us to the cinema. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/treat/#x4)
- Give the dog a treat when it sits. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/treat/#x5)
- Trick or treat! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/treat/#x6)
- Don't treat your little brother badly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/treat/#x7)
- This wood has been treated so it won't rot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/treat/#x8)
- Who can have treated you so cruelly?” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/treat/#x9)

### note

Regular verb: treated. Noun «treatment» = care from a doctor or the way someone is treated. «My treat» = I'll pay. Sweet treats are fine sometimes, not every day.

### In the corpora

- [Supermarkets are designed to make people buy more than they planned, with offers, smells and treats by the tills.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/12-cars-chores-and-the-shopping-list/12/)
- [When money comes in, the must-pay bills (rent, power, food) come before treats.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/62-olympiad-plans-in-order-and-money-sums/20/)
- [That's fine: treat everyone online you don't know in real life as a stranger.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/14-stop-think-check-ask/7/)
- [It is often hard to tell a person from a bot online; treat everyone you don't know as a stranger.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/14-stop-think-check-ask/16/)
- [Wild rabbits mostly eat grass, clover and leafy plants; carrots are sugary and should be only a small treat for pet rabbits.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/123-bugs-bunny-and-daffy-duck-real-rabbits-hares-and-ducks/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «treat» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/treat/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.