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A danger or risk
“A high incidence of brush fires has raised concerns about the potential hazard that could result from exposed terrain affected by heat.”
Chance, fate or luck affecting an event or outcome
“George wondered whether it was purely by hazard that the band decided to play a song with lyrics that appeared to question his integrity.”
A thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone
A risky action undertaken with the hope of success
The condition of being probable
An accident, mistake, or problem
An extremely dangerous location, structure or device
Severe suffering, difficulty or privation
The fact or state of having great seriousness or importance
A dangerous situation
The state or condition of being unsafe or posing a risk
A difficult situation, or the involvement in one
Cancer-causing agent
A very unusual and unexpected event or situation
The state of having no protection from something harmful
A state of unrest or disorder, usually between opposing factions
To expose to danger or the risk of loss
“I beg of your majesty to consider what you are going to do, since you will hazard your palace being destroyed.”
To take a risk or chance on
“Nobody will hazard a guess, because if they guess, and guess wrong, well, they're all afraid of the big lawsuits these days.”
To opine or speculate on something being the case
“In fact, I would hazard that, in a generation's time, Applied Linguistics as we know it will look very different.”
To bet money or something else in a gamble
To state or remark as one's opinion or belief
To begin doing something
To be bold or daring enough to do something risky or audacious
To give as security on a loan
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