Words / B1

TREET/triːt/

Treat means behave towards someone in a particular way, or give medical care. Treat someone with respect; treat a patient; treat the cause, not only the symptoms. Behave is only about conduct; cure means make the illness go completely. A treat as a noun is something special and enjoyable. Treatment is the noun. Trick or treat is a cultural extra, not the exam meaning.

Meaning

To behave towards someone in a particular way, or to give medical care.

Examples

• “Treat other people with kindness.”
• “The staff treated us fairly.”
• “Doctors treated her for a chest infection.”

Good to know

treat someone with + noun. treat someone for + illness. Noun: treatment. Make fully well: cure.

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