Collocations for "treat"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "treat" in context.
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treat
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- treat your [friends, customers, family, employees] [well]
- treat him [well, poorly]
- he was treated [well]
- treated [his patient, the victim]
- treated with [care, respect, dignity]
- was treated (very) [unfairly, fairly, respectfully]
- treat them (all) [differently, equally, fairly]
- treat others the way you want to be treated
- treat the [symptoms, disease, condition]
- (can be) treated with [antibiotics, surgery, radiation, medication]
- the [condition, disorder, illness] can be treated [by, with, using]
- treated to [prevent, protect, remove]
- cannot be treated
- treat and cure
- treated for [depression, diabetes]
- treated by [a doctor, nurses]
- treat [wood, metal] with [chemicals, varnish, acid]
- treated to [protect, prevent, ensure]
- treat it as [a threat, priority]
- go on, treat yourself!
- treat yourself to [pie, a day off]
- treated him to a [show, drink, vacation]
- treat with the enemy
- a [special, real, rare] treat
- a special treat for [passing the exam, getting excellent grades]
- [cat, dog, pet] treats
- give your [kids, children, guests, partner, pet] a treat
- [steak, chocolate] is a treat
- have a treat after [supper, dinner, you finish]
- get a treat if you [behave, pass]
- let's eat out - (it's) my treat!
- took her to [dinner, the movies] as a treat
- a treat as [a reward, an incentive, motivation]
- it was a (real) treat to [see, be, have, get]
- their [plan, idea, tactic] worked a treat
- UK: (has) [cleaned, polished, come] up a treat
'treat' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
addiction
- affected
- afford
- alike
- aliment
- animal
- anxiety
- as
- bleeding
- blemish
- boil
- burn
- cancer
- carbon
- chemical
- clot
- coax
- colon
- condition
- cough
- courtesy
- cramp
- dangle
- depression
- disgusting
- disorder
- effectively
- employee
- encourage
- equal
- equally
- evaluate
- expectation
- facility
- fairy
- flooding
- gambling
- grandfather
- graze
- gum
- hopefully
- hound
- illness
- itch
- kid
- maggot
- material
- mental
- object
- ointment