threaten
Reikšmė (English)
- To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
- To menace, or be dangerous.
- To portend, or give a warning of.
- To call into question the validity of (a belief, idea, or viewpoint); to challenge.
- To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.)
Synonyms
impend
minace
look as if
take someone to task
cause fear
make shy
frighten someone
speak in harsh tone
bluster out threats
try to intimidate
intimidate blackmail
pull punch
denounce
Dažnis
Brūkšneliu surašyta kaip
threat‧en
Tariamas kaip (IPA)
/ˈθɹɛt.n̩/
Etimologija (English)
In summary
From Middle English thretenen, from Old English þrēatnian (“to urge, force, compel”), equivalent to threat + -en.
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