treasure

CEFRA2

/ˈtɹɛʒə/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Valuable objects such as gold, jewels, or money.

  2. 02

    verb

    To value someone or something greatly.

Examples

  • The pirates buried their treasure in the ground.

  • There were reports that a pirate ship had come looking for treasure in the cove.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Anything greatly valued.

  2. A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.

  3. A term of endearment.

More examples

In context

  • We were looking for buried treasure.

  • Oh, this ring is beautiful! I’ll treasure it forever.

  • It seems there was a worm that slept upon a pile of treasure, which it had zealously heaped up under a stone bluff.

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Origin

noun

Inherited from Middle English tresour, from Old French tresor (“treasury”), from Latin thēsaurus (“treasure”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “treasure house”). Mostly displaced native Old English goldhord (See goldhoard) and Old English ġestrēon. Doublet of thesaurus.