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threaten

/ threaten /

verb

verb Sense 1

to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"

Type of:

warn

Kinds of:

offer

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

Somebody ----s on something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Somebody ----s VERB-ing

verb Sense 2

to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"

"Danger threatens"

Type of:

bode portend auspicate

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 3

pose a threat to; present a danger to

"The pollution is endangering the crops"

Type of:

exist be

Derived:

riskiness peril hazard jeopardy risk

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s on something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

Something is ----ing PP

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