American Dictionary
Definition threaten in American English
threaten
verb
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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
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verb
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
to tell someone that you might or you will cause them harm, especially in order to make them do something
He's been threatening me for months.
The terrorists are threatening to kill the hostages.
One man has been threatened with legal action.
My life has been threatened on several occasions.
Many workers feel that their jobs are threatened.
Nuclear testing threatens to destroy our environment.
Rain was threatening, and it had turned cold.
The wildebeest return to the herd when danger threatens.
