menace
To make threats againstTo make threats against (someone); to intimidate.
» Tom is a menace.
Том становить загрозу.
Meaning
3 senses(ambitransitive, transitive)To make threats against (someone); to intimidate.
to menace a country with war
androhen, bedrohen, einschüchtern
угрожа́тьugrožátʹ, грози́тьgrozítʹ
(ambitransitive)To threaten (an evil to be inflicted).
(ambitransitive)To endanger (someone or something); to imperil or jeopardize.
- act in a threatening manner
- express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture
- pose a threat to; present a danger to
Examples
41 sentencesTom is a menace.
Том становить загрозу.
Tom said I looked menacing.
You're a menace.
ruТы представляешь собой угрозу.
They felt menaced.
deSie fühlten sich bedroht.
Three men menaced him with knives.
Троє чоловіків погрожували йому з ножами.
Translations
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Origin
First attested in 1303: from Middle English manacen, from Old French menacer, manecier, maFirst attested in 1303: from Middle English manacen, from Old French menacer, manecier, manechier and Anglo-Norman manasser, from the assumed Vulgar Latin *mināciāre, from Latin minācia, whence the noun.
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Forms
menaces, menacing, menaced, menacedSynonyms
6 synonyms- pose a threat to; present a danger to:endangerjeopardizejeopardisethreatenimperilperil
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle