Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with threaten in American Collocation
threaten
verb
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈθret(ə)n/
action
invasion
strike
violence
The company threatened court action if she did not pay.
The family is being threatened with deportation.
The boss threatened to sack him.
abuse
assault
bully
harass
humiliate
insult
intimidate
He accused us of bullying and threatening him.