be (to)

verb

Definition of be (to)next
as in to treat
to behave toward in a stated way you need to be nice to your brother

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  1. treat
  2. serve
  3. handle
  4. use
Verb
  • Milas, the intensive care anesthesiologist at the University of Pennsylvania, uses fentanyl in combination with other drugs to treat critical patients.
    Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Three children were treated and released from the hospital on Thursday afternoon, per KENS 5.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of treat
Verb
  • The drama is based on Robyn Carr’s novels; it was developed by Sue Tenney, who served as showrunner until Smith took over in Season 5.
    Emily Longeretta, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Washington's Pope was inspired by Judy Smith, who previously served as deputy press secretary in President George H. W. Bush's administration.
    Esther Kang, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of serve
Verb
  • Therefore the decision to designate Christmas Eve as a holiday rests solely on the president, with each handling it differently.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The system that flawlessly handled 1,000 daily requests crashed when usage jumped to 100,000 requests after a successful product launch.
    Sai Arava, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of handle
Verb
  • One of Trump's top confidants, billionaire Elon Musk, who used his massive social media following to help kill the spending bill, even suggested Congress leave the government closed until Trump takes office next month, and a handful of Republican hardliners in the House agreed.
    Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Finding Chiron’s gas In the new study, a team used data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to study these TNOs that are a bit like floating time capsules.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Dec. 2024
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