treat
verb (used with object)
to act or behave toward (a person) in some specified way.
had treated
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past perfectof treat.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Hungary's ambulance service said it had treated one person with life-threatening injuries, nine people with serious injuries and a further 37 people with minor injuries.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The ambulance service in the West Midlands region, including Stourbridge and Staffordshire, said it had treated 68 people Thursday with symptoms such as smoke inhalation, 25 of whom were hospitalised.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Initially, police had treated it as a tragic accident that had befallen one of Spain's wealthiest individuals.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
In 1839, after years of trying, he cracked the code for the uncrackable after rubber he had treated with sulfur somehow came in contact with a hot stove.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
During the earliest days of the fever Rush had treated patients with great caution.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
