threatens
SayTHRET-uhnz/ˈθɹɛt.n̩z/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of threaten.
The proposed factory threatens the wetlands downstream from the town.
He threatens legal action every time a deal falls through.
Note
The -s form carries every meaning of the verb, not just the menacing one. A person threatens legal action, but a factory threatens wetlands simply by being dangerous. Dark skies threaten a storm, new evidence threatens a long-held theory, and an athlete threatens a record by coming close to it. The subject need not intend anything. Often it is a thing rather than a person.
threatens is a form of threaten
threaten, verb: To make a threat against a person, or to use threatening words or behavior. Full entry
- Forms
- threatenthreatens he/she/itthreatening -ing formthreatened past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- threaten → threatens: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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