noun
treasure
TREH-zhuh
noun
1
A valuable collection of money, jewels, or other precious things.
"Divers found a sunken treasure off the coast of Florida."
2
Anyone or anything considered extremely valuable or precious.
"Her grandmother's letters are her most treasured possession."
verb
1
To value something very highly.
"He treasures the time he spends with his grandchildren."
How to Use Treasure
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTreasure is either literal wealth (gold, jewels) or, as a verb, valuing something deeply.
Common pairings
buried treasure
treasure hunt
treasure a memory
Word Forms
treasured past tense, treasures plural, Treasures plural, treasures singular
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Etymology
From Old French tresor, ultimately from Greek thēsaurós, "treasure house" — the same root gives us "thesaurus."