threaten

Significado (English)

  1. To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
  2. To menace, or be dangerous.
  3. To portend, or give a warning of.
  4. To call into question the validity of (a belief, idea, or viewpoint); to challenge.
  5. To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.)

Freqüência

B2
Hifenizado como
threat‧en
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈθɹɛt.n̩/
Etimologia (English)

In summary

From Middle English thretenen, from Old English þrēatnian (“to urge, force, compel”), equivalent to threat + -en.

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