threaten
gb/θɹˈɛtən/ us/θɹˈɛtən/
B1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 1500
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
క్రియ
B1
action
1
State intent to harm
To say or show you will hurt someone or something.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to threaten [someone/something] with [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
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.
పర్యాయపదాలు
menace (Slightly more formal or literary term for making a threat.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
reassure (To comfort someone by removing fear or concern.)
పదకలయికలు
threaten violence
|threaten legal action
|threaten someone with
|threaten to kill
|threaten sanctions
విషయాలు
crime
|conflict
|communication
|emotions
|law
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- He threatened to call the police if they didn’t leave.
- The company threatened legal action over the copyright violation.
- She threatened him with a knife.
- They threatened to cancel the event unless security was improved.
- The government threatened sanctions against the country.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- He threatened to hit me.
- The boss threatened to fire her.
- She threatened him with a gun.
- They threatened to stop the project.
- He threatened to tell the teacher.
క్రియ
B1
state
2
Indicate possible danger
To seem like it might cause harm soon.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[something] threatens [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may think this meaning always involves a person speaking. Here it can be about things or situations causing danger without intent.
పర్యాయపదాలు
endanger (Focuses on putting someone or something at risk rather than expressing intent.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
protect (To keep safe from harm or danger.)
పదకలయికలు
threaten stability
|threaten survival
|threaten health
|threaten jobs
|threaten peace
విషయాలు
nature
|risk
|safety
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- Rising sea levels threaten coastal cities.
- The disease threatens the lives of millions.
- His reckless driving threatens everyone on the road.
- The storm threatens to delay the flight.
- Pollution threatens marine ecosystems.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The fire threatens the forest.
- The storm threatens the town.
- The new law threatens small businesses.
- The virus threatens many people.
- The flood threatens the village.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
threaten
IPA
GB/θɹˈɛtən/
US/θɹˈɛtən/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
threaten (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (threaten)
పద రూపాలు
Verb
- Base: threaten
- 3rd Person Singular: threatens
- Present Participle: threatening
- Past: threatened
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
threatens
verb
threatening
verb
threatened
verb
Core family
threat
noun B1
Related words
threateningly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
unthreatening
adjective
పదప్రయోగాలు
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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- She threatened to quit if her pay wasn’t increased.
- They threatened to call the police when he refused to leave.