threaten
gb/θɹˈɛtən/ us/θɹˈɛtən/
B1
Ingles
~ 1500
fenyeget, veszélyeztet
PANDIWA
B1
1
fenyeget
B1
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
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.
Kahulugan
State intent to harm
Mga kolokasyon
threaten violence
|threaten legal action
|threaten someone with
|threaten to kill
|threaten sanctions
Mga kasingkahulugan
menace (Slightly more formal or literary term for making a threat.)
Mga kasalungat
reassure (To comfort someone by removing fear or concern.)
Mga tema
crime
|conflict
|communication
|emotions
|law
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
To say or show you will hurt someone or something.
To express an intention to cause harm, damage, or punishment to someone or something.
PANDIWA
B1
2
veszélyeztet
B2
fenyeget
B1
Padron ng paggamit:
[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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may think this meaning always involves a person speaking. Here it can be about things or situations causing danger without intent.
Kahulugan
Indicate possible danger
Mga kolokasyon
threaten stability
|threaten survival
|threaten health
|threaten jobs
|threaten peace
Mga kasingkahulugan
endanger (Focuses on putting someone or something at risk rather than expressing intent.)
Mga kasalungat
protect (To keep safe from harm or danger.)
Mga tema
nature
|risk
|safety
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
To seem like it might cause harm soon.
To appear likely to cause harm, damage, or trouble in the near future.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
threaten
IPA
GB/θɹˈɛtən/
US/θɹˈɛtən/
Mga pantig at diin
threaten (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (threaten)
Mga anyo ng salita
Verb
- Base: threaten
- 3rd Person Singular: threatens
- Present Participle: threatening
- Past: threatened
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
threatens
verb
threatening
verb
threatened
verb
Core family
threat
noun B1
Related words
threateningly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
unthreatening
adjective
Mga ekspresyon
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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- She threatened to quit if her pay wasn’t increased.
- They threatened to call the police when he refused to leave.