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Collocations for treat - noun

ADJ.

great, real, special | little
I like to give the girls a little treat every now and then.
occasional, rare | anniversary, birthday, Christmas, holiday | family | tasty
Snails are a tasty treat for hedgehogs.

VERB + TREAT

give sb | deserve

PREP.

as/for a ~
We took the kids to the zoo for a special treat.

PHRASES

be in for a treat/have a treat in store
If their latest album is half as good as their last one, we''ve a real treat in store.

Collocations for treat - verb

1. handle sb/sth in a particular way

ADV.

equitably, fairly, humanely, kindly, leniently, sympathetically, well | abominably, badly, harshly, roughly, shabbily, unfairly, unjustly
They treat their animals quite badly.
seriously
These allegations are being treated very seriously indeed.
differently | separately

VERB + TREAT

tend to
Parents still tend to treat boys differently from girls.

PREP.

as
the tendency to treat older people as helpless and dependent
like
Don''t treat me like a child!
with
He treated the idea with suspicion.

PHRASES

a tendency to treat sb/sth

2. give sb medical treatment

ADV.

easily | successfully | surgically

VERB + TREAT

be difficult to | use sth to

PREP.

for
She was treated for cuts and bruises.
with
We can treat this condition quite successfully with antibiotics.

3. use a substance to protect sth

ADV.

chemically
Chemically treated hair can become dry and brittle.

PREP.

for
You need to treat this wood for woodworm.
with
The timber has been treated with chemicals to preserve it.

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