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[Ɵret]1) (a warning that one is going to hurt or punish someone: He will certainly carry out his threat to harm you.) vyhrážka2) (a sign of something dangerous or unpleasant which may be, or is, about to happen: a threat of rain.) hrozba3) (a source of danger: His presence is a threat to our plan/success.) ohrozenie•- threaten* * *• výstražné znamenie• vyhrážanie• vyhrážka• hrozba
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threaten — [thret′ n] vt. [ME thretnen < OE threatnian] 1. a) to make threats against; express one s intention of hurting, punishing, etc. b) to express intention to inflict (punishment, reprisal, etc.) 2. a) to indicate the likely occurrence of… … English World dictionary
threaten */*/*/ — UK [ˈθret(ə)n] / US verb Word forms threaten : present tense I/you/we/they threaten he/she/it threatens present participle threatening past tense threatened past participle threatened 1) a) [transitive] to tell someone that you might or you will… … English dictionary
threaten — threat|en [ θretn ] verb *** 1. ) transitive 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. threaten to do something: The terrorists are threatening… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
threaten — threat|en W2S2 [ˈθretn] v 1.) [T] to say that you will cause someone harm or trouble if they do not do what you want ▪ Postal workers are threatening a strike if they don t receive a pay increase. threaten to do sth ▪ He threatened to take them… … Dictionary of contemporary English
threaten — / Tretn/ verb 1 (T) to say that you will cause someone pain, unhappiness, or trouble if they do not do what you want: threaten to do sth: Every time they quarrel, Jan threatens to leave. | threaten sb with sth: We were threatened with the sack if … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
threaten — verb 1 warn sb that you may hurt, kill or punish them ADVERB ▪ publicly ▪ personally, physically ▪ He says he was physically threatened in an attempt to get him to sign over his rights. ▪ repeatedly … Collocations dictionary
threaten — [[t]θre̱t(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦ threatens, threatening, threatened 1) VERB If a person threatens to do something unpleasant to you, or if they threaten you, they say or imply that they will do something unpleasant to you, especially if you do not do what… … English dictionary
threaten*/*/ — [ˈθret(ə)n] verb 1) [T] to tell someone that you will cause them harm or problems, especially in order to make them do something He s been threatening me for months.[/ex] The terrorists are threatening to kill the hostages.[/ex] One man has been… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
harm — Synonyms and related words: abomination, abuse, afflict, affliction, aggravate, aggrieve, atrocity, bad, badness, bane, banefulness, bankruptcy, befoul, befoulment, bewitch, blemish, blight, bother, breakage, breakdown, bugbear, burden, calamity … Moby Thesaurus
threaten — Synonyms and related words: abuse, admonish, advise, afflict, aggrieve, alert, anticipate, apprehend, approach, augur, await, be destined, be fated, be imminent, be in store, be to be, be to come, befoul, bewitch, blight, bludgeon, bluster,… … Moby Thesaurus
threaten — v.tr. 1 make a threat or threats against. 2 be a sign or indication of (something undesirable). 3 (foll. by to + infin.) announce one s intention to do an undesirable or unexpected thing (threatened to resign). 4 (also absol.) give warning of the … Useful english dictionary