Hazard (Verb)
Meaning 1
Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- She's really bright, but her attitude is likely to hazard her chances of getting hired.
- The musician will hazard a new style to gain more recognition and fame.
- Buying a lottery ticket allows you to hazard $2 for a chance to win a fortune.
- He took a risk and decided to hazard his relationship by telling her about his past mistakes.
- The decision is made to hazard the life-saving treatment, in spite of its risks and side effects.
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Meaning 2
Put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The detective was willing to hazard his career to prove the suspect's innocence.
- He refused to hazard his family's well-being by taking unnecessary risks in business.
- The courageous pilot volunteered to hazard her life to rescue the stranded crew.
- She would not hazard her children's future by investing their college fund in a high-risk venture.
- He decided to hazard his own life savings to invest in the promising startup.
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Meaning 3
Put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- I will hazard a guess that she'll accept the job offer.
- Hazard a suggestion, and say that he's not doing anything wrong.
- I'd hazard that it'll all be fine in the end.
- He ventured to hazard an opinion on the matter despite his limited knowledge.
- She would hazard a prediction that the weather would clear up by morning.