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threaten
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threat·en  (thrtn)
v. threat·ened, threat·en·ing, threat·ens
v.tr.
1. To express a threat against.
2. To be a source of danger to; menace.
3. To give signs or warning of; portend.
4. To announce the possibility of in a threat.
v.intr.
1. To express or use threats.
2. To indicate danger or harm.

threaten·er n.
threaten·ing·ly adv.

threaten
Verb
1. to express a threat to (someone): he threatened John with the sack
2. to be a threat to: he was worried about anything that might threaten the health of his child
3. to be a menacing indication of (something): the early summer threatened drought
threatening adj
threateningly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.threaten - pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
exist, 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"

threaten
verb 1. intimidate, bully, menace, terrorize, warn, cow, lean on (slang) pressurize, browbeat, make threats to << OPPOSITE defend
verb 2. endanger, jeopardize, put at risk, imperil, put in jeopardy, put on the line << OPPOSITE protect
verb 3. be imminent, hang over, be in the air, loom, be in the offing, hang over someone's head, impend
Translations
Spanish threaten [ˈθrɛtn] viamenazar
vt to threaten sb with sth/to do → amenazar a algn con algo/con hacer

French threaten [ˈθrɛtn] threat vi [storm] → menacer
vt to threaten sb with sth/to do → menacer qn de qch/de faire

German threaten [ˈθrɛtn] threat vibedrohen
vt to threaten sb with sth → jdm mit etw drohen;
to threaten to do sth threat → (damit) drohen, etw zu tun

Italian threaten [ˈθrɛtn] vi (storm) → minacciare
vt to threaten sb with sth/to do → minacciare qn, con qc/di fare

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