Overview of verb threaten

The verb threaten has 3 senses

• endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril -- (pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops")


• threaten -- (to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police")


• threaten -- (to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens")

Overview of adj threatened

The adj threatened has 1 sense

• threatened -- ((of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered; "the spotted owl is a threatened species, not yet an endangered one")