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   threaten

   /ˈθrɛtn/

   verb

   • 1. state one's intention to take hostile action against (someone) in retribution for something done or not done: "how dare you threaten me?" Similar menaceintimidatebrowbeatbullycowpressurizelean onterrorizefrightenscarealarmmake threats againstissue threats tothreaten to harm/kill
   • ▪ state one's intention to do (something undesirable) in retribution: "the trade unions threatened a general strike"
   • 2. cause (someone or something) to be vulnerable or at risk; endanger: "a broken finger threatened his career" Similar endangerbe a danger tobe a threat tomenaceimperilput at riskmake vulnerableexpose to dangerput in jeopardyjeopardizedrive a nail into the coffin ofarchaic:peril
   • ▪ seem likely to produce an unpleasant or unwelcome result: "the dispute threatened to spread to other cities" Similar warn ofbe a warning ofgive a warning ofpromisepresageaugurportendforeshadowprophesybe an omen offoretellheraldbodeannouncebe a harbinger ofbe an indication ofindicatepoint tobe a sign ofsignalsignifymeanspelladd up toamount tobe evidence ofliterary:betokenforetokenforebodeharbinger
   • ▪ (of something undesirable) seem likely to occur: "unless war threatened, national politics remained the focus of attention" Similar be likely (to happen)be imminentbe (close) at handbe nearbe closebe approachingbe on the horizonbe just around the cornerbe brewingbe gatheringbe loomingbe coming (soon)be coming upbe on the waybe expectedbe anticipatedbe in prospectbe in the windbe in the airbe forthcomingbe impendinghang over someoneinformal:be on the cards

   Word Origin Old Englishthrēatnian ‘urge or induce, especially by using threats’, from thrēat (see threat).

   Derivatives

   • 1. threatener noun

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   • English (US)

     to tell someone that you will hurt or harm him or her, esp....

   • Znaczenie Threaten, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     threaten definicja: 1. to tell someone that you will kill or...

   • Traditional

     THREATEN translate: 威脅，恐嚇;揚言要, 威脅到;危害到, 預示凶兆;逼近. Learn more...

   • Threaten in Korean

     THREATEN translate: 협박하다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Threaten in Japanese

     THREATEN translate: ～を脅す, 脅迫する, 脅（おど）す, 恐（おそ）れがある, 迫（せま）る....

   • Threaten in Spanish

     THREATEN translate: amenazar, amenazar, amenazante, acechar....

   • Norwegian Translation

     threaten - translate into Norwegian with the...

   • Threaten in Catalan

     THREATEN translate: amenaçar. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   To threaten someone is to indicate that you will cause harm to or create some other kind of negative consequences for them, especially to pressure them to do something or not to do something. This kind of statement is called a threat .

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTHREATEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishthreaten verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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