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Verb Tehdit Threaten Threatened  /ˈθretn   Etmek Korkutmak Transitive

Level B2 
Kind verb
Front threaten 
IPA  /ˈθretn   / verb
Back tehdit etmek, korkutmak
Back 2

threaten (verb)

 /ˈθretn   / verb
 
 1 [transitive]
 threaten sb (with sth); threaten (to do sth)
to warn that you may hurt, kill or punish sb if they do not do what you want
tehdit etmek, korkutmak
 The boy threatened him with a knife.
 She was threatened with dismissal.
 The man threatened to kill her if she didn't tell him where the money was.
 2 [intransitive, transitive]
to seem likely to do sth unpleasant
tehdit unsuru oluşturmak
 The strong wind was threatening to destroy the bridge.
 

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