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threaten
threat·en T0183600 (thrĕt′n)v. threat·ened, threat·en·ing, threat·ens v.tr.1. To express a threat against or give indications of taking hostile action against: threatened his neighbor with a knife.2. To be a source of danger to; endanger: Landslides threatened the mountain village.3. To give signs or warning of; portend: clouds threatening rain.4. To announce the possibility of (something) in a threat or prediction: workers threatening a walkout; a customer threatening to sue for fraud.5. To cause (someone) to feel that his or her power, social standing, or self-esteem is in danger of being diminished: felt threatened by his colleague's promotion.v.intr.1. To express or use threats.2. To indicate or be a source of danger or harm: "When World War II threatened, Broadway turned to patriotic extravaganzas" (Deanne Stillman).
threat′en·er n.threat′en·ing·ly adv.threaten (ˈθrɛtən) vb1. (tr) to be a threat to2. to be a menacing indication of (something); portend: dark clouds threatened rain. 3. (when tr, may take a clause as object) to express a threat to (a person or people) ˈthreatener n ˈthreatening adj ˈthreateningly advthreat•en (ˈθrɛt n)
v.t. 1. to utter a threat against. 2. to be a menace or source of danger to: to threaten one's peace of mind. 3. to offer (a punishment, injury, etc.) by way of a threat: They threatened swift retaliation. 4. to give an ominous indication of: The clouds threaten rain. v.i. 5. to utter or use threats. 6. to indicate impending evil, mischief, or difficulty. threatenIf you threaten to do something that will harm or upset someone, you warn them that you may do it. The police threatened to imprison me.He threatened to resign.You can threaten someone with an action that will harm them. The group's members were threatened with imprisonment.The 21-year-old claimed she was threatened with death.threaten
Past participle: threatened
Gerund: threatening
| Imperative |
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| threaten | | threaten |
| Present |
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| I threaten | | you threaten | | he/she/it threatens | | we threaten | | you threaten | | they threaten |
| Preterite |
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| I threatened | | you threatened | | he/she/it threatened | | we threatened | | you threatened | | they threatened |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am threatening | | you are threatening | | he/she/it is threatening | | we are threatening | | you are threatening | | they are threatening |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have threatened | | you have threatened | | he/she/it has threatened | | we have threatened | | you have threatened | | they have threatened |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was threatening | | you were threatening | | he/she/it was threatening | | we were threatening | | you were threatening | | they were threatening |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had threatened | | you had threatened | | he/she/it had threatened | | we had threatened | | you had threatened | | they had threatened |
| Future |
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| I will threaten | | you will threaten | | he/she/it will threaten | | we will threaten | | you will threaten | | they will threaten |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have threatened | | you will have threatened | | he/she/it will have threatened | | we will have threatened | | you will have threatened | | they will have threatened |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be threatening | | you will be threatening | | he/she/it will be threatening | | we will be threatening | | you will be threatening | | they will be threatening |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been threatening | | you have been threatening | | he/she/it has been threatening | | we have been threatening | | you have been threatening | | they have been threatening |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been threatening | | you will have been threatening | | he/she/it will have been threatening | | we will have been threatening | | you will have been threatening | | they will have been threatening |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been threatening | | you had been threatening | | he/she/it had been threatening | | we had been threatening | | you had been threatening | | they had been threatening |
| Conditional |
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| I would threaten | | you would threaten | | he/she/it would threaten | | we would threaten | | you would threaten | | they would threaten |
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| I would have threatened | | you would have threatened | | he/she/it would have threatened | | we would have threatened | | you would have threatened | | they would have threatened |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  threaten - pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, perilexist, be - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?" | | 2. | threaten - to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"warn - notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking"offer - threaten to do something; "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal" | | 3. | threaten - to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens"augur, auspicate, bode, omen, portend, foreshadow, presage, prognosticate, predict, prefigure, betoken, forecast, foretell - indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" |
threatenverb1. intimidate, bully, menace, terrorize, warn, cow, lean on (slang), pressurize, browbeat, make threats to He tied her up and threatened her with a knife.
intimidate protect, guard, defend, shelter, shield, safeguard2. endanger, jeopardize, put at risk, imperil, put in jeopardy, put on the line The newcomers directly threaten the livelihood of current workers.
endanger protect, guard, defend, shelter, shield, safeguard3. be imminent, hang over, be in the air, loom, be in the offing, hang over someone's head, impend Plants must be covered with a leaf-mould if frost threatens.threatenverb1. To domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for example:bludgeon, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, cow, hector, intimidate, menace.Informal: strong-arm.2. To subject to danger or destruction:endanger, imperil, jeopardize, menace, peril, risk.3. To give warning signs of (impending peril):forebode, forewarn.4. To be imminent:brew, hang over, impend, loom, lower, menace, overhang.Translationsthreat (θret) noun1. a warning that one is going to hurt or punish someone. He will certainly carry out his threat to harm you. 恐嚇，威脅 恐吓，威胁 2. a sign of something dangerous or unpleasant which may be, or is, about to happen. a threat of rain. 兇兆 凶兆3. a source of danger. His presence is a threat to our plan/success. 造成威脅的根源 造成威胁的根源ˈthreaten verb to make or be a threat (to). She threatened to kill herself; He threatened me with violence / with a gun; A storm is threatening. 威脅 威胁threaten
threaten (one) withTo use some specific punishment as a warning for someone to do or not do something. His parents threatened him for a week without video games if he didn't clean up his room. We must aim to topple any government that threatens its citizens with imprisonment or bodily harm for merely offering a dissenting opinion.See also: threatenthreaten someone with someone or somethingto warn someone that there will be punishment in the form of someone or something if conditions are not met. No, no! Your Uncle Herman is not coming here! Please don't threaten me with Uncle Herman! Are you threatening me with bodily harm?See also: threatenthreaten withv. To express a threat against someone by some means or action: The principal threatened the rowdy students with expulsion.See also: threatenEncyclopediaSeethreatLegalSeeThreatAcronymsSeeTHTNthreaten
Synonyms for threatenverb intimidateSynonyms- intimidate
- bully
- menace
- terrorize
- warn
- cow
- lean on
- pressurize
- browbeat
- make threats to
Antonyms- protect
- guard
- defend
- shelter
- shield
- safeguard
verb endangerSynonyms- endanger
- jeopardize
- put at risk
- imperil
- put in jeopardy
- put on the line
Antonyms- protect
- guard
- defend
- shelter
- shield
- safeguard
verb be imminentSynonyms- be imminent
- hang over
- be in the air
- loom
- be in the offing
- hang over someone's head
- impend
Synonyms for threatenverb to domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for exampleSynonyms- bludgeon
- browbeat
- bulldoze
- bully
- bullyrag
- cow
- hector
- intimidate
- menace
- strong-arm
verb to subject to danger or destructionSynonyms- endanger
- imperil
- jeopardize
- menace
- peril
- risk
verb to give warning signs of (impending peril)Synonymsverb to be imminentSynonyms- brew
- hang over
- impend
- loom
- lower
- menace
- overhang
Synonyms for threatenverb pose a threat toSynonyms- endanger
- imperil
- jeopardise
- jeopardize
- menace
- peril
Related Wordsverb to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"Related Wordsverb to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"Related Words- augur
- auspicate
- bode
- omen
- portend
- foreshadow
- presage
- prognosticate
- predict
- prefigure
- betoken
- forecast
- foretell
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