threaten
gb/θɹˈɛtən/ us/θɹˈɛtən/
B1
इंग्रजी
~ 1500
fenyeget, veszélyeztet
क्रियापद
B1
1
fenyeget
B1
वापर नमुना:
to threaten [someone/something] with [something]
He threatened to call the police if they didn’t leave.
Azzal fenyegetőzött, hogy hívja a rendőrséget, ha nem mennek el.
The company threatened legal action over the copyright violation.
A cég jogi lépésekkel fenyegetett a szerzői jog megsértése miatt.
She threatened him with a knife.
They threatened to cancel the event unless security was improved.
The government threatened sanctions against the country.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
He threatened to hit me.
Azzal fenyegetett, hogy megüt.
The boss threatened to fire her.
A főnöke azzal fenyegette, hogy kirúgja.
She threatened him with a gun.
They threatened to stop the project.
He threatened to tell the teacher.
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes confuse 'threaten' with 'warn'. 'Warn' is to tell someone about danger to help them, while 'threaten' is to say you will cause the danger.
अर्थ
State intent to harm
सहप्रयोग
threaten violence
|threaten legal action
|threaten someone with
|threaten to kill
|threaten sanctions
समानार्थी शब्द
menace (Slightly more formal or literary term for making a threat.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
reassure (To comfort someone by removing fear or concern.)
विषय
crime
|conflict
|communication
|emotions
|law
|core_vocabulary
व्याख्या
To say or show you will hurt someone or something.
To express an intention to cause harm, damage, or punishment to someone or something.
क्रियापद
B1
2
veszélyeztet
B2
fenyeget
B1
वापर नमुना:
[something] threatens [something]
Rising sea levels threaten coastal cities.
Az emelkedő tengerszint veszélyezteti a tengerparti városokat.
The disease threatens the lives of millions.
A betegség milliók életét veszélyezteti.
His reckless driving threatens everyone on the road.
The storm threatens to delay the flight.
Pollution threatens marine ecosystems.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
The fire threatens the forest.
A tűz veszélyezteti az erdőt.
The storm threatens the town.
A vihar fenyegeti a várost.
The new law threatens small businesses.
The virus threatens many people.
The flood threatens the village.
सामान्य चूक:
Learners may think this meaning always involves a person speaking. Here it can be about things or situations causing danger without intent.
अर्थ
Indicate possible danger
सहप्रयोग
threaten stability
|threaten survival
|threaten health
|threaten jobs
|threaten peace
समानार्थी शब्द
endanger (Focuses on putting someone or something at risk rather than expressing intent.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
protect (To keep safe from harm or danger.)
विषय
nature
|risk
|safety
|core_vocabulary
व्याख्या
To seem like it might cause harm soon.
To appear likely to cause harm, damage, or trouble in the near future.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोशातील रूप
threaten
IPA
GB/θɹˈɛtən/
US/θɹˈɛtən/
अक्षरविभाग आणि जोर
threaten (१ अक्षरखंड)
Stress on 1st syllable (threaten)
शब्दरूपे
Verb
- Base: threaten
- 3rd Person Singular: threatens
- Present Participle: threatening
- Past: threatened
संबंधित शब्द
Forms
threatens
verb
threatening
verb
threatened
verb
Core family
threat
noun B1
Related words
threateningly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
unthreatening
adjective
वाक्प्रचार
threaten someone with something
1/θɹˈɛtən sˈʌmwˌʌn wˈɪθ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Say you will harm using something
To say you will use something to hurt someone or cause trouble.
उदाहरणे
- He threatened her with a knife.
- The company threatened them with legal action.
threaten to do something
1/θɹˈɛtən tə dˈu sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Say you will do harm
To say you will do something bad if someone does not do what you want.
उदाहरणे
- She threatened to quit if her pay wasn’t increased.
- They threatened to call the police when he refused to leave.