threaten
To make a threat against someoneTo make a threat against someone; to use threats.
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» Has Tom ever threatened you?
Том тебе когда-нибудь угрожал? — sharptoothed
Том коли-небудь вам погрожував? — deniko
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Examples
738 sentencesHas Tom ever threatened you?
Том коли-небудь вам погрожував? — deniko
ruТом тебе когда-нибудь угрожал? — sharptoothed
You shouldn't have threatened Tom.
Не треба було тобі погрожувати Тому. — deniko
Did you really threaten to kill Tom?
Ти дійсно погрожував убити Тома? — deniko
ruТы действительно угрожал убить Тома? — alexdiment
Meaning
5 sensesTo make a threat against someone; to use threats.
He threatened me with a knife.
drohen, bedrohen
грози́тьgrozítʹ, угрожа́тьugrožátʹ
погро́жуватиpohróžuvaty
To menace, or be dangerous.
The rocks threatened the ship's survival.
bedrohen
грози́тьgrozítʹ, угрожа́тьugrožátʹ
загро́жуватиzahróžuvaty
To portend, or give a warning of.
The black clouds threatened heavy rain.
androhen
предвеща́тьpredveščátʹ
More meanings 2
To call into question the validity of (a belief, idea, or viewpoint); to challenge.
The new information threatened our original hypothesis.
(figuratively)To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.); to challenge.
- pose a threat to; present a danger to
- to utter intentions of injury or punishment against
- to be a menacing indication of something
Origin
From Middle English thretenen, from Old English þrēatnian (“to urge, force, compel”), equiFrom Middle English thretenen, from Old English þrēatnian (“to urge, force, compel”), equivalent to threat + -en.
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Forms
threatens, threatening, threatened, threatenedregular · Lesson
| Base form | threaten · to threaten |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | threatens |
| Present participle | threatening |
| Past simple | threatened |
| Past participle | threatened |
Tenses
threaten · threatened · will threaten · have threatenedPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Synonyms
6 synonyms- pose a threat to; present a danger to:endangerjeopardizejeopardisemenaceimperilperil
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons 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
Collocations
5 patterns- threatened to kill
- felt threatened
- life threatening
- feel threatened
- are threatening to
See also
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