Information about the word threaten (English → Esperanto: minaci)

Synonyms: menace, loom

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ˈθɹɛtn/
Hyphenationthreat·en
Shavian alphabet𐑔𐑮𐑧𐑑𐑩𐑯
Deseret alphabet𐑃𐑉𐐯𐐻𐑌

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) threaten(I) threatened
(thou) threatenest(thou) threatenedst
(he) threatens, threateneth(he) threatened
(we) threaten(we) threatened
(you) threaten(you) threatened
(they) threaten(they) threatened
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) threaten (I) threatened
(thou) threaten(thou) threatened
(he) threaten(he) threatened
(we) threaten(we) threatened
(you) threaten(you) threatened
(they) threaten(they) threatened
Imperative mood
threaten
Participles
Present participlePast participle
threateningthreatened

Usage samples

Last week Vladimir Putin threatened to use all resources at his disposal, even nuclear weapons.
Mexico criticized what it called Trump’s “unfair deal” and insisted its sovereignty was non‐negotiable, while the EU’s chief, Ursula von der Leyen threatened to take “proportionate countermeasures”, if needed.
Do you dare to threaten me?

Translations

Afrikaansdreig
Catalanamenaçar
Czechhrozit; vyhrožovat
Danishtrue
Dutchdreigen; bedreigen
Esperantominaci
Faeroesehótta
Finnishuhata
Frenchgronder; menacer
Germandrohen; bedrohen
Italianminacciare
Low Germanbedreigen
Papiamentoamenasá
Portugueseameaçar
Romanianamenința
Russianгрозить
Saterland Frisianbefoarstounde
Spanishamenazar
Swedishhota
Thaiข่มขู่; ขู่
West Frisianbedriigje