hota verb, threaten, menace
Grammatikkommentar: A/x & B/att + INF; A & (B) med x
Uttal: [²h'o:tar]
Böjningar: hotade, hotat, hota, hotar
Definition: varna för följderna om inte talarens krav uppfylls (warn of unpleasant consequences in the event of non-compliance; indicate sth. unpleasant to come)
Exempel: arbetarna hotades med avsked (the workers were threatened with dismissal),
      hota med strejk (threaten to strike)

bully verb, hota, tvinga
Grammatikkommentar: transitivt
Exempel: they bullied me into giving them the money (de tvingade mig att ge dem pengarna)

menace verb (formellt), hota
Grammatikkommentar: transitivt

threaten verb, hota
Grammatikkommentar: transitivt
Förklaring: Express an intention to hurt, punish, etc.
Exempel: I have received a threatening letter. (Jag har mottagit ett hotbrev.),
      Ann threatened to send her overexcited children to bed without supper if they didn't calm down. (Ann hotade att skicka sina uppjagade barn till sängs utan kvällsmat om de inte lugnade ner sig.)

threaten verb, hota
Grammatikkommentar: transitivt intransitivt
Förklaring: Express an intention to hurt, punish, etc.
Exempel: I have received a threatening letter. (Jag har mottagit ett hotbrev.),
      Ann threatened to send her overexcited children to bed without supper if they didn't calm down. (Ann hotade att skicka sina uppspelta barn till sängs utan kvällsmat om de inte lugnade ner sig.),
      He threatened the angry dog with a stick. (Han hotade den arga hunden med en käpp.)