The Meaning of THREAT – THREAT in a Sentence

The Meaning of THREAT – THREAT in a Sentence

By combining pictures with sentence examples, it will be easy to remember the definition and meaning of THREAT means and how to use it naturally in various contexts by seeing THREAT in a sentence.

This video provides 3 illustrated examples. Take a moment to look at the picture, then listen and read the sentence example. Then make sure you understand the sentence. Look up in a dictionary any other words you do not understand.

At the end of the video, common collocations are listed in which the word THREAT is often found. You will also find a list of common synonyms.

Here is a transcript of the video: “The Definition of THREAT”

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The word THREAT is a noun.
THREATEN is the verb.
They are pronounced:
THRET
THRET-EN

Definition:
n. a possible source of harm or danger
v. to give a sign of intending to do harm

The clipart shows a clenched fist of a person about to hit someone.

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Let’s consider 3 illustrated sentence examples for the word THREAT. Then later in the video we will learn a number of synonyms, and finally a group of common collocations. This section will really help your English fluency.

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The picture shows a Cheetah in the grass.

Sentence example: Sadly, due to changes in habitat and a variety of other causes, the Cheetah is now threatened with extinction.

In other words, the Cheetah is in danger of disappearing altogether as a species.

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We see a picture of a man shaking his fist.

Sentence example: The mugger made a threatening gesture and shouted for the elderly man to hand over his wallet.

Mugger: a person who attacks and robs someone in a public place

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Thirdly, we see a lot of plastic rubbish strewn along a beach.

Sentence example: Plastic pollution poses a serious threat to our environment.

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So remember, THREAT/THREATEN refer to harm or damage

Synonyms include:
menace
intimidate
risk
hazard
danger
peril

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Common collocations include:

pose a threat
constitute a threat
threatening behaviour
threatening letter/email/text
potential threat
severe threat
empty threat

An empty threat is when someone indicates they are going to cause harm or damage, but they have no intention of carrying out the action.

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Now you understand clearly the meaning of THREAT, check other words in The Illustrated Dictionary such as:
The Meaning of EXTENT – EXTENT in a Sentence

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