threaten

threaten englannista suomeksi

1. uhkailla

2. uhata

0. Verbi

1. uhkailla

2. uhata, vaarantaa

3. enteillä, uhata

threaten englanniksi

1. To make a threat against someone; to use threats.

2. (RQ:Orczy Miss Elliott)

3. {{quote-web

''He threatened me with a knife.''

4. To menace, or be dangerous.

''The rocks threatened the ship's survival.''

5. To portend, or give a warning of.

(antonyms)

''The black clouds threatened heavy rain.''

6. To call into question the validity of (a belief, idea, or viewpoint); to challenge.

''The new information threatened our original hypothesis.''

7. {{quote-journal|en|date=January 26, 2019

8. To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.)

9. 2000, Lew Freedman, Diamonds in the Rough: Baseball Stories from Alaska, (ISBN), page 69

The player quickly surmised that things weren't kosher and the suddenly wiser ballplayer threatened the world record for the fifty-yard dash as he sought safety. As Reynolds dived into the van, Dietz and the other players rolled with laughter.