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threaten meaning in Sanskrit

तर्जति tárjati

/ˈθɹɛt.n̩/

threaten in Sanskrit: तर्जति (tárjati), हर्य् (hary), हर्यति (háryati). In English, threaten means to make a threat against someone; to use threats.

Sanskrit words for threaten

to threaten, scold
तर्जति tárjati
to threaten
हर्य् hary, हर्यति háryati

English meaning of threaten

  1. verb To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
  2. verb To menace, or be dangerous.
  3. verb To portend, or give a warning of.
  4. verb To call into question the validity of (a belief, idea, or viewpoint); to challenge.

Full definition of threaten

threaten in a sentence

  • He threatened me with a knife.
  • The rocks threatened the ship's survival.
  • The black clouds threatened heavy rain.

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Questions about threaten in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of threaten in Sanskrit?
Threaten in Sanskrit is तर्जति (tárjati), हर्य् (hary), हर्यति (háryati).
threaten इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Threaten: तर्जति (tárjati), हर्य् (hary), हर्यति (háryati).
What does threaten mean in English?
Threaten means to make a threat against someone; to use threats.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “threaten”: तर्जति, हर्यति, हर्य्. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: threaten (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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