threaten

/θɹˈɛtən/

/ˈθɹɛtən/

to threaten

MAIN VERB

погрожувати

to say that one is willing to damage something or hurt someone if one's demands are not met

Examples

1. Some species are threatened with extinction due to climate change.

2. They're threatening to go on strike again.

3. They threatened to beat my brains in if I ever came here again.

4. Dad threatened to stop £1 a week from our pocket money if we didn't clean our rooms.