Search Result:threatened
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")