hazard
To expose to chance; to take a riskTo expose to chance; to take a risk.
» This is a hazard to your health.
Das ist eine Gefahr für deine Gesundheit. — Wolf
Это опасно для твоего здоровья. — sharptoothed
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2 sensesTo expose to chance; to take a risk.
riskieren, hasardieren
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
To risk (something); to venture, incur, or bring on.
I'll hazard a guess.
put at risk
Examples
45 sentencesThis is a hazard to your health.
ruЭто опасно для твоего здоровья. — sharptoothed
deDas ist eine Gefahr für deine Gesundheit. — Wolf
I don't even want to hazard a guess.
Do you care to hazard a guess?
That's a safety hazard.
That's a fire hazard.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English hasard, from Old French hasart (“a game of dice”) (noun), hasarder (veFrom Middle English hasard, from Old French hasart (“a game of dice”) (noun), hasarder (verb), from Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”). Compare Spanish azar, Portuguese azar.
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Forms
hazards, hazarding, hazarded, hazardedSynonyms
12 synonyms- put at risk:ventureadventurestakejeopardize
- put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation:guessventurepretend
- take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome:gamblechancerisktake chancesadventurerun a risktake a chance
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle