See threaten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "forethreaten"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "threatening"
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"word": "threatensome"
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"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*trewd-"
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"2": "enm",
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},
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"etymology_text": "From Middle English thretenen, from Old English þrēatnian (“to urge, force, compel”), equivalent to threat + -en.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "threatens",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "threatening",
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"participle",
"present"
]
},
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"past"
]
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"name": "en-verb"
}
],
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"threat‧en"
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Hocussing of Cigarette”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:",
"text": "No one, however, would have anything to do with him, as Mr. Keeson's orders in those respects were very strict ; he had often threatened any one of his employés with instant dismissal if he found him in company with one of these touts.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2022 August 13, Sarah Wu, David Kirton, Ben Blanchard, quoting Tsai Ing-wen, “Taiwan thanks U.S. for maintaining security in Taiwan Strait”, in Tom Hogue, Michael Perry, William Mallard, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 2022-08-13, World:",
"text": "\"Taiwanese are very enthusiastic and love freedom and democracy, so many good international friends have come to Taiwan to support us. This is a normal and good thing, but China threatens and intimidates Taiwan,\" she said.\n\"However, I would like to reassure everyone that both our government and the military are prepared, and I will definitely take care of Taiwan.\"",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"text": "He threatened me with a knife.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To make a threat against someone; to use threats."
],
"id": "en-threaten-en-verb--mdtuTMV",
"links": [
[
"threat",
"threat"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "haddada",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "هَدَّدَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "spaṙnal",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "սպառնալ"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "hədələmək"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "təhdid etmək"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "mehatxatu"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "pahražácʹ",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пагража́ць"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "bho",
"lang": "Bhojpuri",
"roman": "dhamᵊkiyāval",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "धमकियावल"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zaplášvam",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "запла́швам"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "hkrim:",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "ခြိမ်း"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "hkrim:hkrauk",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "ခြိမ်းခြောက်"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "amenaçar"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "ceb",
"lang": "Cebuano",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "huga"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "ceb",
"lang": "Cebuano",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "hulga"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "ceb",
"lang": "Cebuano",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "talhog"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "威脅"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wēixié",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "威胁"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "恐嚇"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kǒnghè",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "恐吓"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "hrozit"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "vyhrožovat"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "true"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "bedreigen"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "dreigen"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "minaci"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "uhkailla"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "menacer"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "menaçâ"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "drohen"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "bedrohen"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "ƕōtjan",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "𐍈𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "apeiló",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "απειλώ"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "apeiléō",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "ἀπειλέω"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "איים"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "dhamkānā",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "धमकाना"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "fenyeget"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "heristää"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "menaciar"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "bagair"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "minacciare"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "impaurire"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"alt": "おどす",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "odosu",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "脅す"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"alt": "きょうはくする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kyōhaku suru",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "脅迫する"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"alt": "おどかす, odokasu, おびやかす, obiyakasu",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "脅かす"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "kɑmñaəñ",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "កំញើញ"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "wihyeophada",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "위협하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hyeopbakhada",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "협박하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "khū",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "ຂູ່"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "minor"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "minitor"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zakanuva",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "заканува"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "ugut"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "wananga"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "takutaku"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "kapatau"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "whakaweti"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "whakahakahaka"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "ajlgax",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "айлгах"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "sürdüülex",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "сүрдүүлэх"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "urisiza"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"tags": [
"Jersey"
],
"word": "m'nichi"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "true"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "true"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "truge"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "menaçar"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "þrēaġan"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "tahdid kardan",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "تهدید کردن"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "grozić"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "pogrozić"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "ameaçar"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "amenința"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "grozítʹ",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "грози́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ugrožátʹ",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "угрожа́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "maoidh"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "претити"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "pretiti"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "hroziť"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "groziti"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "amenazar"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "hota"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "pagbantaan"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "balaan"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "tahdid kardan",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "таҳдид кардан"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "kùu",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "ขู่"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "gözünü korkutmak"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pohróžuvaty",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "погро́жувати"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "minasar"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "manasar"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "doạ"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "tädön"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "zza",
"lang": "Zazaki",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "tersaynayen"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 3 1 3 1",
"code": "nmn",
"lang": "ǃXóõ",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "ʻǁna̰ha"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The rocks threatened the ship's survival.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To menace, or be dangerous."
],
"id": "en-threaten-en-verb-FI57anbQ",
"links": [
[
"menace",
"menace"
],
[
"dangerous",
"dangerous"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "4 92 1 2 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zaplašvam",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "заплашвам"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 92 1 2 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "amenaçar"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 92 1 2 1",
"code": "ceb",
"lang": "Cebuano",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "hulga"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 92 1 2 1",
"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "pagbantaan"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "balaan"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "tahdid kardan",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "таҳдид кардан"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "kùu",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "ขู่"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "gözünü korkutmak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pohróžuvaty",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "погро́жувати"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "minasar"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "manasar"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "doạ"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "tädön"
},
{
"code": "zza",
"lang": "Zazaki",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "tersaynayen"
},
{
"code": "nmn",
"lang": "ǃXóõ",
"sense": "to make a threat against someone; to use threats",
"word": "ʻǁna̰ha"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zaplašvam",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "заплашвам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "amenaçar"
},
{
"code": "ceb",
"lang": "Cebuano",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "hulga"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "威脅"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wēixié",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "威胁"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "恐嚇"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kǒnghè",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "恐吓"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "有...危險"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yǒu...wéixiǎn",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "有...危险"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "bedreigen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "minaci"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "uhata"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "vaarantaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "menacer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "bedrohen"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "bagair"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "minacciare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "intimidire"
},
{
"alt": "おどかす, odokasu, おびやかす, obiyakasu",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "脅かす"
},
{
"alt": "いかくする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ikaku suru",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "威嚇する"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "insto"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "ancam"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "wananga"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "whakahakahaka"
},
{
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "ushangaza"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"tags": [
"Jersey"
],
"word": "m'nichi"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "true"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "true"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "truge"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "menaçar"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "grozić"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zagrozić"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zagrażać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "ameaçar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "grozítʹ",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "грози́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ugrožátʹ",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "угрожа́ть"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "groziti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "amenazar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"word": "menazar"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zahróžuvaty",
"sense": "to menace, or be dangerous",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "загро́жувати"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔanḏara",
"sense": "to portend, or give a warning of",
"word": "أَنْذَرَ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zakanvam se",
"sense": "to portend, or give a warning of",
"word": "заканвам се"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to portend, or give a warning of",
"word": "amenaçar"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to portend, or give a warning of",
"word": "enteillä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to portend, or give a warning of",
"word": "uhata"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to portend, or give a warning of",
"word": "androhen"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to portend, or give a warning of",
"word": "bagair"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to portend, or give a warning of",
"word": "avvisare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to portend, or give a warning of",
"word": "promettere"
},
{
"alt": "いかくする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ikaku suru",
"sense": "to portend, or give a warning of",
"word": "威嚇する"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to portend, or give a warning of",
"word": "kapatau"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"note": "of rain",
"sense": "to portend, or give a warning of",
"word": "hākiwakiwa"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"note": "of rain",
"sense": "to portend, or give a warning of",
"word": "takareko"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to portend, or give a warning of",
"word": "true"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to portend, or give a warning of",
"word": "true"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to portend, or give a warning of",
"word": "truge"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to portend, or give a warning of",
"tags": [
"dated",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "grozić"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to portend, or give a warning of",
"tags": [
"dated",
"perfective"
],
"word": "pogrozić"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to portend, or give a warning of",
"word": "ameaçar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "predveščátʹ",
"sense": "to portend, or give a warning of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "предвеща́ть"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to portend, or give a warning of",
"word": "groziti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to portend, or give a warning of",
"word": "amenazar"
}
],
"word": "threaten"
}
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