to hazard

Examples

• All

• Let me hazard a guess, Mrs. Cromwell.

  The Sea Wolves (1980)

• Well, I can certainly hazard a guess.

  Where the Truth Lies (2005)

• There are so many new ideas that are coming up and I hazard to say that any one of them is right or wrong.

• - Why now? - I can hazard a guess.

  Jonah Hex (2010)

• But I can hazard a guess.

  Spectre (2015)

• Would anybody like to hazard a guess about the cause of death?

  Circle of Friends (1995)

• Could anyone hazard a guess as to how often this would occur?

  Blog text (3)

• So while we're at it, Sarah, hazard a guess, how many natural modes do you think we got?

• Anyone care to hazard a guess whether it is or isn't?

• Would anybody like to hazard a guess about the cause of death?

Synonyms

G

to guess

vsto hazard

∞ 1.0

To form an opinion or estimate without enough information

express that opinion despite risk of being wrong or refuted

V

to venture

vsto hazard

• Formal

48 5.1

To offer an opinion or guess when you might be wrong

focus on risking refutation when making that suggestion

Compounds

H

health hazard

15 2.8

A thing that can make people sick

O

occupational hazard

9 4.1

A risk that happens often in a certain job, for example getting hurt

M

moral hazard

• Specialized

6 7.2

Someone takes more risk because they are safe from losses, often because of insurance

W

water hazard

• Jargon

3 3.0

A part of a golf course with water, like a pond or stream, that players try to avoid

C

contract of hazard

• Archaic

9.9

Sale of a piece of land as one lot without a promised size

H

hazard insurance

• Specialized

3.9

A policy that pays to repair a home after fire or storm damage

How Certain

to assert

229 3.9

to suggest

∞ 1.6

to speculate

254 4.8

to hazard

12 6.7

guess

768 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology