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[edit] Etymology

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

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[edit] Noun

Singular
hazard

Plural
hazards

hazard (plural hazards)

  1. chance
  2. peril
  3. obstacle

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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.

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[edit] Polish

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hazard (plural: hazards)

  1. gambling

[edit] Serbo-Croatian

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  • IPA: /xǎzard/
  • Hyphenation: ha‧zard

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hàzard m. (Cyrillic spelling ха̀зард)

  1. gamble, gambling
  2. risk, hazard

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