to hazard a guess

  • 1hazard a guess — guess at the answer, take a a shot in the dark    How many beans are in the jar? Do you want to hazard a guess? …

    English idioms

  • 2hazard a guess — index presume, surmise Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3guess — guess1 [ ges ] verb intransitive or transitive *** to say or decide what you think is true, without being certain about it: a contest to guess the weight of the pig guess what/who/how etc.: Would anyone like to guess what this object is? guess at …

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  • 4hazard — 1 noun (C) 1 something that may be dangerous, cause accidents etc: Ice on the road is a major hazard at this time of the year. | be a hazard to: Polluted water sources are a hazard to wildlife. | fire hazard (=something that may cause a fire) |… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5guess — guess1 W3S1 [ges] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [I and T] to try to answer a question or form an opinion when you are not sure whether you will be correct ▪ I d say he s around 50, but I m only guessing.… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 6guess — I UK [ɡes] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms guess : present tense I/you/we/they guess he/she/it guesses present participle guessing past tense guessed past participle guessed *** a) to say or decide what you think is true, without… …

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  • 7guess — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fair, good, reasonable, safe ▪ April is a safe guess for first deliveries. ▪ educated, informed …

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  • 8hazard — [[t]hæ̱zə(r)d[/t]] hazards, hazarding, hazarded 1) N COUNT: oft N to/for n, N of n A hazard is something which could be dangerous to you, your health or safety, or your plans or reputation. A new report suggests that chewing gum may be a health… …

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  • 9hazard — I UK [ˈhæzə(r)d] / US [ˈhæzərd] noun [countable] Word forms hazard : singular hazard plural hazards ** something that could be dangerous or could cause damage or accidents One of the most widespread natural hazards is flooding. hazard of: We know …

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  • 10hazard — haz|ard1 [ hæzərd ] noun count ** something that could be dangerous or cause damage or accidents: One of the most widespread natural hazards is flooding. hazard of: We know the hazards of modern warfare. hazard to: Broken glass is a hazard to… …

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