treat, affect, civil, tend, threat Flashcards

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treat (verb)

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  1. to behave in particular way towards smbd/smth
    We should treat elders in a good way, even if sometimes they re not true.
  2. (consider) to consider something in a particular way
    I decided to treat his remark as a joke
  3. (consider) to deal or discuss smth in a particular way
    Topic should be treated with more examples.
  4. To give medical attention to smbd, illness or injury
    Clinics made a log of effort in treating patients during lockdown. though there were not enough space to treat all patients.
  5. to pay for smbd/smth what smbd/you will enjoy
    While working in USA, I treated to headphones I wanted to buy for couple of years.
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affect (verb)

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to have influence on smth/smbd

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civil (adj)

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(used before noun)
1. Connected with people living in country
Civil war
2. Connected to the state rather that military or religious organization
Civil aviation
3. involving personal legal matters and not criminal law
A civil court
4. polite in formal way but possibly not friendly
Police were civil while questioning

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tend (verb)

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  1. to be likely to do smth or smth to happen in particular way bcs it usually happens
    Women tend to live longer than men
  2. (to/towards smth) to take a particular direction of often have particular quality
    He tends towards extreme
  3. to care for smth/smbd
    Doctors and nurses tended the injured
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threat (noun)

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  1. statement that u tell smbd that u will punish or hurt
    She received death threats on social media
  2. the possibility of trouble, danger or disaster
    Many wild animals are under threat of extinction bcs of human activities.
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