/mə.na.se/
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to threaten, to menace
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Word origin
From Vulgar Latin minaciare, from Latin minacia ('threat'), from minari ('to threaten'), originally 'to jut out' like an overhanging rock. English 'menace' comes from the same root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- minacia
- English cognates
- menace
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | menace | menaçais | menaçai | menacerai | menacerais |
| tu | menaces | menaçais | menaças | menaceras | menacerais |
| il/elle | menace | menaçait | menaça | menacera | menacerait |
| nous | menaçons | menacions | menaçâmes | menacerons | menacerions |
| vous | menacez | menaciez | menaçâtes | menacerez | menaceriez |
| ils/elles | menacent | menaçaient | menacèrent | menaceront | menaceraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | menace | menaçasse |
| tu | menaces | menaçasses |
| il/elle | menace | menaçât |
| nous | menacions | menaçassions |
| vous | menaciez | menaçassiez |
| ils/elles | menacent | menaçassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | menace |
| nous | menaçons |
| vous | menacez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- menaçant
- Past participle
- menacé · menacée · menacés · menacées
Examples
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He threatened to stop everything.
, .
Don't threaten me, I have done nothing.
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Rain has been threatening since this morning.
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These men are threatening the villagers.
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We are threatening to leave if nothing changes.
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