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English

Etymology

From Old French hasard a game of dice < Arabic الزّهر (az-zahr), “‘the dice’”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular hazard

Plural hazards

hazard (plural hazards)

  1. chance
  2. peril
  3. obstacle

Verb

Infinitive to hazard

Third person singular hazards

Simple past hazarded

Past participle hazarded

Present participle hazarding

to hazard (third-person singular simple present hazards, present participle hazarding, simple past and past participle hazarded)

  1. To expose to chance; to take a risk.
    I'll hazard a guess.
  2. To incur or venture.

Translations

to chance; to take a risk

Related terms

Polish

Noun

hazard (plural: hazards)

  1. gambling

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

Noun

hàzard m. (Cyrillic spelling ха̀зард)

  1. gamble, gambling
  2. risk, hazard

Declension

declension of hazard
singular plural
nominative hazard hazardi
genitive hazarda hazarda
dative hazardu hazardima
accusative hazard hazarde
vocative hazarde hazardi
locative hazardu hazardima
instrumental hazardom hazardima

 

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