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" Life for the European is a career; for the American it is a hazard."
Mary McCarthy

Meaning of "hazard" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HAZARD

From Old French hasard, from Arabic az-zahr the die.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF HAZARD

ˈhæzəd


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAZARD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hazard is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb hazard in English.

WHAT DOES HAZARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hazard

A hazard is a situation that poses a level of threat to life, health, property, or environment. Most hazards are dormant or potential, with only a theoretical risk of harm; however, once a hazard becomes "active", it can create an emergency situation. A hazardous situation that has come to pass is called an incident. Hazard and possibility interact together to create risk. Identification of hazard risks is the first step in performing a risk assessment.

Definition of hazard in the English dictionary

The first definition of hazard in the dictionary is exposure or vulnerability to injury, loss, evil, etc. Other definition of hazard is a thing likely to cause injury, etc. Hazard is also an obstacle such as a bunker, a road, rough, water, etc.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HAZARD

PRESENT

Present
I hazard
you hazard
he/she/it hazards
we hazard
you hazard
they hazard
Present continuous
I am hazarding
you are hazarding
he/she/it is hazarding
we are hazarding
you are hazarding
they are hazarding
Present perfect
I have hazarded
you have hazarded
he/she/it has hazarded
we have hazarded
you have hazarded
they have hazarded
Present perfect continuous
I have been hazarding
you have been hazarding
he/she/it has been hazarding
we have been hazarding
you have been hazarding
they have been hazarding
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I hazarded
you hazarded
he/she/it hazarded
we hazarded
you hazarded
they hazarded
Past continuous
I was hazarding
you were hazarding
he/she/it was hazarding
we were hazarding
you were hazarding
they were hazarding
Past perfect
I had hazarded
you had hazarded
he/she/it had hazarded
we had hazarded
you had hazarded
they had hazarded
Past perfect continuous
I had been hazarding
you had been hazarding
he/she/it had been hazarding
we had been hazarding
you had been hazarding
they had been hazarding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will hazard
you will hazard
he/she/it will hazard
we will hazard
you will hazard
they will hazard
Future continuous
I will be hazarding
you will be hazarding
he/she/it will be hazarding
we will be hazarding
you will be hazarding
they will be hazarding
Future perfect
I will have hazarded
you will have hazarded
he/she/it will have hazarded
we will have hazarded
you will have hazarded
they will have hazarded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been hazarding
you will have been hazarding
he/she/it will have been hazarding
we will have been hazarding
you will have been hazarding
they will have been hazarding
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would hazard
you would hazard
he/she/it would hazard
we would hazard
you would hazard
they would hazard
Conditional continuous
I would be hazarding
you would be hazarding
he/she/it would be hazarding
we would be hazarding
you would be hazarding
they would be hazarding
Conditional perfect
I would have hazard
you would have hazard
he/she/it would have hazard
we would have hazard
you would have hazard
they would have hazard
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been hazarding
you would have been hazarding
he/she/it would have been hazarding
we would have been hazarding
you would have been hazarding
they would have been hazarding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you hazard
we let´s hazard
you hazard
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to hazard
Past participle
hazarded
Present Participle
hazarding
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HAZARD

biohazard · blizzard · buzzard · gizzard · guisard · haphazard · izard · izzard · lizard · mazard · mazzard · nasard · rizard · stanzaed · trousered · unscissored · visored · vizard · vizored · wizard

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAZARD

hazan · hazanim · hazard lights · hazard pay · hazard warning device · hazard warning lights · hazard-free · hazardable · hazarder · hazardous · hazardous waste · hazardously · hazardousness · hazardry · hazards · Hazchem · haze · hazel · hazel grouse · hazel grove

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAZARD

at hazard · dizzard · fire hazard · flying lizard · frill-necked lizard · frilled lizard · health hazard · honey buzzard · horned lizard · jew lizard · lounge lizard · moral hazard · occupational hazard · rough-legged buzzard · sand lizard · the Lizard · Tizard · turkey buzzard · wall lizard · worm lizard

Synonyms and antonyms of hazard in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HAZARD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hazard» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «hazard» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF HAZARD

Find out the translation of hazard to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hazard from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hazard» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

危险
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

peligro
570 millions of speakers
en

English

hazard
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

खतरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخطر
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

опасности
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

risco
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বিপত্তি
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

danger
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Bahaya
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Gefahr
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

危険
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

위험
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Bahaya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nguy hiểm
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தீங்கு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

धोका
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

tehlike
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

pericolo
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

zagrożenia
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

небезпеки
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

pericol
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κινδύνου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gevaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fara
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fare
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hazard

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAZARD»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of hazard
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hazard

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «HAZARD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hazard.
1
Akhenaton
Say not that honor is the child of boldness, nor believe thou that the hazard of life alone can pay the price of it: it is not to the action that it is due, but to the manner of performing it.
2
Keegan Bradley
You can't swing with hesitation; you can't try to steer the ball to the flag; you can't worry about that water hazard as you take the club back. You have to pick the right club, visualize the shot you want to hit, and then focus on that shot until the ball is gone.
3
David R. Brower
Is the minor convenience of allowing the present generation the luxury of doubling its energy consumption every 10 years worth the major hazard of exposing the next 20,000 generations to this lethal waste?
4
James Cosmo
I've come off horses and fought in medieval battles using axes, hammers and swords as well as fists. Getting your teeth knocked out is an occupational hazard.
5
Viola Davis
I worked in television; I'm the Failed Pilot Queen, I've done so many television shows, pilots, theater ... when you do it for so long, I'm telling you, you get to the point where it becomes varied because you take what's available for a number of reasons. It's just an occupational hazard.
6
Frederick Douglass
I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.
7
Ranulph Fiennes
As a rule, anything that is pretty you avoid when on an expedition in the polar extremes. Normally anything other than white means a hazard such as a crevasse.
8
Theodor Herzl
Those of us who are today prepared to hazard our lives for the cause would regret having raised a finger, if we were able to organize only a new social system and not a more righteous one.
9
Richard Leakey
I would hazard a guess that we have found fossilized human remains of at least a thousand different specimens in South and East Africa, more or less complete at that. I think this is where the prelude to human history was primarily played out.
10
Mary McCarthy
Life for the European is a career; for the American it is a hazard.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAZARD»

Discover the use of hazard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hazard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Natural Hazard Mitigation: Recasting Disaster Policy And ...
The findings and recommendations presented in this volume should help to strengthen natural hazard mitigation policy and practice, thereby serving to reduce drains on the federal treasury that pay for preventable recovery and relief costs, ...
David Godschalk, 1999
2
Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
This guide offers practical advice on the principles of HAZOP and HAZAN, as well as other hazard identification methods, guiding the reader through their use in a simple step-by-step way.
Geoff Wells, 1996
3
The Environment as Hazard
Through vivid examples from a broad sample of countries, this volume illuminates the range of experiences associated with natural hazards.
Ian Burton, 1993
4
Guidelines for Hazard Evaluation Procedures
Guidelines for Hazard Evaluation Procedures, 3rd Edition keeps process engineers updated on the effective methodologies that process safety demands.
Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS), 2011
5
Healthcare Hazard Control and Safety Management
No area of healthcare safety is ignored in this major work. Here is a single-volume reference that is convenient to use, written in an easy-to-read and understandable format.
James T. Tweedy, 1996
6
Natural Hazard Mitigation
This volume is an essential reference for both students and professionals in the ongoing effort to better prepare communities against the effects of natural hazards.
Alessandra Jerolleman, John J. Kiefer, 2012
7
The WHO Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard ...
The guide-points originally proposed in 1975 are now being aligned with the corresponding Acute Toxicity Hazard Categories from the Globally Harmonized System of Classification.
‎2010
8
Physical Hazard Control: Preventing Injuries in the Workplace
This book presents an up-to-date, practical guide focusing on a variety of physical hazards and controls.
Frank R. Spellman, Revonna M. Bieber, 2011
9
Major Hazard Control: A Practical Manual : an ILO ...
A manual aimed at assisting in major hazards control. It is designed for countries who wish to develop a programme for major hazards control, as well as those with systems already in place.
‎1988
10
Wiley Pathways Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness
With this book, readers will learn how to apply their knowledge and skills in order to create communities that are more resilient to the impacts of hazards.
Anna K. Schwab, David J. Brower, Katherine Eschelbach, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAZARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hazard is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Hazard of Being a Beachgoer Near a Military Base — Watch
Beachgoers near the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida, were treated to a little Blue Angels action over the weekend. With their eyes ... «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
2
Beach hazard warning for waves, riptide in effect
A beach hazard warning has been issued along the southern tip of Lake Michigan for waves of three to six feet and dangerous rip currents. «WLS-TV, Jul 15»
3
Beach hazard warning in effect until morning of July 15
A beach hazard warning is in effect until the morning of July 15, 2015. The National Weather Service warns of life threatening conditions, with ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
4
“It's great!” NWS issues Beach Hazard Advisory due to high winds …
SHEBOYGAN — The National Weather Service issued a Beach Hazard Advisory Tuesday, July 14th as a result of strong winds and big waves ... «fox6now.com, Jul 15»
5
Huge gator creates unintended hazard on South Louisiana golf course
A viral video is making rounds of a nine-foot alligator taking a stroll on a South Louisiana golf course. Bill Marin was golfing on July 9, 2015 at the Atchafalaya ... «WAFB.com, Jul 15»
6
When HRVs suck on both sides, it's a safety hazard
I recently stumbled upon a fairly odd safety hazard with newer homes, and I want to make other folks aware of this issue. While inspecting a ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Lack of funding causes safety hazard at busy intersections
Currently there are more than 100 intersections in the City of Austin that are in need of significant safety upgrades. A KXAN Investigation … «KXAN.com, Jul 15»
8
Taking Action On An Unmarked Huntsville Road Hazard
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – Zierdt Road is a busy two lane road. We've taken action several times over the years to make Zierdt safer and ... «whnt.com, Jul 15»
9
When do you need to use your hazard lights?
... there is one reason you should use your hazard lights while driving. ... highway and for whatever reason the driver has the hazard lights on ... «KSAT San Antonio, Jul 15»
10
Second threat and hazard meeting held
At 9 a.m. on July 9, John Zieger, Carbon County Emergency Management Coordinator, met to finish the last meeting needed to gain ... «The Saratoga Sun Homepage, Jul 15»
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