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stands treat

stands treat is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stand treat.

Meaning of stand treat

Verb

stand treat (third-person singular simple present stands treat, present participle standing treat, simple past and past participle stood treat)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic) To pay the cost of treating someone to something.
    • Is "standing treat" a sale of liquor? Certainly to the "treator," but is it a sale to the "treatee"?1888, Albert Gibson, Robert McLean, Law Notes, volume 7, page 131

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What is stands treat the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stands treat is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stand treat.

Words near stands treat in the dictionary

  1. stands the test of time
  2. stands there like a lemon
  3. stands to
  4. stands to reason
  5. stands together
  6. stands treat
  7. stands trial
  8. stands under
  9. stands up
  10. stands up against
  11. stands up and is counted

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