THREATEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary 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 they want
Threaten - definition of threaten by The Free Dictionary 1 to utter a threat against 2 to be a menace or source of danger to: to threaten one's peace of mind 3 to offer (a punishment, injury, etc ) by way of a threat: They threatened swift retaliation 4 to give an ominous indication of: The clouds threaten rain
threaten - WordReference. com Dictionary of English to make a statement or promise that one will punish or harm (another):[~ + object (+ with + object)] The gangsters threatened him with the execution of his family if he didn't cooperate
THREATEN Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com What does threaten mean? To threaten someone is to indicate that you will cause harm to or create some other kind of negative consequences for them, especially to pressure them to do something or not to do something This kind of statement is called a threat
threaten - Wiktionary, the free dictionary To menace, or be dangerous The rocks threatened the ship's survival The black clouds threatened heavy rain The new information threatened our original hypothesis The player quickly surmised that things weren't kosher and the suddenly wiser ballplayer threatened the world record for the fifty-yard dash as he sought safety