threaten

threaten v To intend. "I've been _threatening_ to go there a long spell." "I threatened to see the doctor." It is never used in the present tense. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story July 1956 Used I Used I Used I

Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1956
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/78516
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Summary:threaten v To intend. "I've been _threatening_ to go there a long spell." "I threatened to see the doctor." It is never used in the present tense. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story July 1956 Used I Used I Used I

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