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noun | verb treasuretreasure1 /ˈtrɛʒɚ/ ●●○ noun ETYMOLOGYtreasure1Origin: 1100-1200 Old French tresor, from Latin thesaurus, from Greek thesauros ► buried/sunken treasure (=treasure that is under the ground or in the ocean) 1[uncountable] a collection of valuable things such as gold, silver, jewels, etc., especially one that has been hidden somewhere: The map showed where the treasure was.buried/sunken treasure (=treasure that is under the ground or in the ocean)2[countable] a very valuable and important object such as a painting or ancient document: the treasures of Ancient Egypt3[countable] something that you take great care of because it is very valuable or important to you: The toy was one of my childhood treasures.4[countable usually singular] someone who is very useful or important to you → see also one man’s trash is another man’s treasure at trash1 (4) noun | verb treasuretreasure2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEtreasure |
| Present | I, you, we, they | treasure | | he, she, it | treasures | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | treasured | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have treasured | | he, she, it | has treasured | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had treasured | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will treasure | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have treasured |
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| Present | I | am treasuring | | he, she, it | is treasuring | | you, we, they | are treasuring | | Past | I, he, she, it | was treasuring | | you, we, they | were treasuring | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been treasuring | | he, she, it | has been treasuring | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been treasuring | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be treasuring | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been treasuring |
THESAURUSto think that something is important to you► valueto think that something is important to you: He valued Lucille’s honesty. ► prize to value something very highly: The actor prizes his privacy above all else. ► treasure to keep and care for something because it is very special or important to you: She treasured the earrings her grandmother had given her. ► cherish formal to love and value something very much: He cherishes the time he spends with his children. to treat something as being very special, important, or valuable: I treasure our friendship.► see thesaurus at value2—treasured adjective: a treasured possession |