treat
verb (used with object)
to act or behave toward (a person) in some specified way.
treated
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past participleof treat.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof treat.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
treatverb (used with object)to act or behave toward (a person) in some specified way.
Example Sentences
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People taking NOACs showed a significantly slower decline in cognitive function than those treated with warfarin or those who received no anticoagulant medication.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Given said he's felt that Macklemore was treated "very, very wrong" and thought Sheeran was not being transparent with fans.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Last week, music lovers were treated to two sides of this man-of-the-moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The public scrutiny became so intense that Sneider posted an apology tweet, writing, “I am sorry to Ms. Navarrette, who was and will continue to be treated fairly, despite previous comments suggesting otherwise.”
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
The school treated me like everyone else, and that was the most important thing.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
