to threaten
01
hot
to say that one is willing to damage something or hurt someone if one's demands are not met
Transitive: to threaten sb | to threaten to do sth
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
enkelt
handlingsverb
regelbundet
presens
threaten
3:e person singular
threatens
presens particip
threatening
enkelt preteritum
threatened
perfekt particip
threatened
Exempel
The robber threatened the store clerk with a knife if they didn't hand over the money.
Rånaren hotade butiksbiträdet med en kniv om de inte lämnade över pengarna.
02
hotar, utgör ett hot
to indicate a potential danger or risk to someone or something
Transitive: to threaten sth
Exempel
His aggressive behavior began to threaten the safety of those around him.
Hans aggressiva beteende började hota säkerheten för dem omkring honom.
03
hot, båda
to show signs or provide a warning of something bad or harmful that may happen
Transitive: to threaten an undesirable situation
Exempel
The darkening sky threatened rain, prompting people to leave the beach.
Den mörknande himlen hotade med regn, vilket fick folk att lämna stranden.
Lexikalt Träd
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