threaten · verb
المعاني والأمثلة
تعريض شخص أو شيء لخطر الضرر أو الفشل.
Rising costs threaten the future of several small theatres in the region.
The long delay threatened to prevent us from completing the work before winter.
Changes to the river could threaten the habitats of local wildlife.
A lack of reliable transport is threatening the success of the evening courses.
القول إنك ستسبب ضررًا أو متاعب، غالبًا لإجبار شخص على الطاعة.
The customer threatened to cancel the contract unless the delivery arrived that week.
She reported the messages after a stranger threatened to damage her property.
The landlord threatened legal action when the company ignored repeated requests for payment.
Nobody should be threatened for expressing a different opinion during a public debate.
الصيغ
- threaten base form
- threatens third-person singular present
- threatened past tense; past participle
- threatening present participle