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title: hazard — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hazard» in the school dictionary: A hazard is something that could hurt you or cause damage, a danger. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hazard

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** hazard, you, whatever, matter, wet floor, Toys · **What happens:** be, hurt, cause, hazard, mean, make · **To what, where:** something, you, damage, guess, hazards, hazard · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«hazard» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [hazard in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hazard.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hazard is something that could hurt you or cause damage, a danger.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hazard:m1:1
# text = A hazard is something that could hurt you or cause damage, a danger.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hazard	hazard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
11	damage	damage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a hazard | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hurt** | could |  | you |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Patient |
| 3 | **cause** | infinitive |  | damage |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition damage=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To hazard a guess means to make a guess when you are not sure.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hazard:m2:1
# text = To hazard a guess means to make a guess when you are not sure.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	hazard	hazard	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	guess	guess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	guess	guess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	14	mark	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hazard** | to-infinitive |  | a guess |  |  |  |  | vn risk-94-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guess=Pivot |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **make** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | a guess |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset guess=Product |
| 4 | **not** **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | sure *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"At all hazards" means whatever the risk or cost, no matter what happens.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hazard:m3:1
# text = "At all hazards" means whatever the risk or cost, no matter what happens.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	At	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	hazards	hazard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	risk	risk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	cost	cost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
14	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
15	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	16	nsubj	_	_
16	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  | all hazards |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **risk** |  | whatever |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **happen** | present | no matter |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A wet floor is a hazard, so walk carefully.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hazard:x1:1
# text = A wet floor is a hazard, so walk carefully.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hazard	hazard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a wet floor | a hazard |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk** | infinitive | a hazard *not said here* |  |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Toys left on the stairs are a trip hazard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hazard:x2:1
# text = Toys left on the stairs are a trip hazard.
1	Toys	toy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
2	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stairs	stair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	hazard	hazard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | participle |  | Toys *not said here* |  | the stairs |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent on stair=Location |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Toys | a trip hazard |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Piles of paper near a heater are a fire hazard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hazard:x3:1
# text = Piles of paper near a heater are a fire hazard.
1	Piles	pile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	near	near	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	heater	heater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	hazard	hazard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Piles of paper near a heater | a fire hazard |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Smoking is a hazard to your health.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hazard:x4:1
# text = Smoking is a hazard to your health.
1	Smoking	smoking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hazard	hazard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Smoking | a hazard |  |  |  | to your health | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The yellow sign on the bottle shows it is a chemical hazard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hazard:x5:1
# text = The yellow sign on the bottle shows it is a chemical hazard.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	chemical	chemical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	hazard	hazard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the yellow sign on the bottle |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | sign | a chemical hazard |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The car stopped with its hazard lights flashing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hazard:x6:1
# text = The car stopped with its hazard lights flashing.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	hazard	hazard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	flashing	flash	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | past | the car |  |  |  |  | with car's hazard lights | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with light=Location |
| 2 | **flash** | gerund | car's hazard lights *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **light** |  | car |  |  |  |  |  | nom light «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I don't know the answer, but I'll hazard a guess.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hazard:x7:1
# text = I don't know the answer, but I'll hazard a guess.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	hazard	hazard	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	guess	guess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **know** | present · do-support | I | the answer |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer answer=Stimulus |
| 2 | **hazard** | future | I | a guess |  |  |  |  | vn risk-94-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guess=Pivot |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
All at once she remembered that it would be death to this poor officer if he lost the letter, and that at all hazards she must put it back again.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hazard:x8:1
# text = All at once she remembered that it would be death to this poor officer if he lost the letter, and that at all hazards she must put it back again.
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	nsubj	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	1	nmod	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	remembered	remember	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
10	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	ccomp	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	det	_	_
13	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	officer	officer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
15	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	obl	_	_
23	at	at	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	25	det	_	_
25	hazards	hazard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nmod	_	_
26	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
27	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	28	aux	_	_
28	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	acl:relcl	_	_
29	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	obj	_	_
30	back	back	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	_
31	again	again	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | past | All | that |  |  |  | to this poor officer | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent to officer=be' |
| 2 | **is a** | would | it | death |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **lose** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | he | the letter |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Eventuality |
| 4 | **put back** | must | she | letter |  |  | again |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |

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