hazardous
/ˈhæzədəs/adjective
उच्चारण हैज़डस
खतरनाक, जोखिम भरा, हानिकारक
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involving risk or danger, especially to somebody's health or safety
खतरनाक, जोखिम भरा, हानिकारक
- Mining is a hazardous occupation.
- hazardous waste from the chemical factory
- Handling chemicals without gloves is hazardous.
+ 2 more examples
- The road to the village is hazardous during the monsoon.
- Hazardous goods must be clearly labelled.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
hazardous to + health / environment / sb
Use to for the person or thing that is put at risk by something hazardous.
जिस व्यक्ति या वस्तु को ख़तरा हो, उसके लिए 'hazardous' के बाद to आता है।
- Smoking is hazardous to health.
- Burning plastic is hazardous to the environment.
hazardous + noun
Before a noun, hazardous describes materials, conditions, jobs or journeys involving danger.
संज्ञा से पहले 'hazardous' ऐसी सामग्री, परिस्थितियों, कामों या यात्राओं का वर्णन करता है जिनमें ख़तरा हो।
- Hazardous chemicals must be stored in locked rooms.
- The mountain road is hazardous in the rains.
It is hazardous + to-infinitive
Use to-infinitive to say which action is dangerous.
कौन-सा काम ख़तरनाक है, यह बताने के लिए to-infinitive का प्रयोग होता है।
- It is hazardous to cross the railway line here.
hazard (noun) / hazardous (adjective)
A hazard is the danger itself; hazardous describes whatever carries the danger. The noun is often used with a health hazard or a fire hazard.
'Hazard' स्वयं ख़तरा है; 'hazardous' उस वस्तु का वर्णन करता है जिसमें ख़तरा हो। Noun का प्रयोग health hazard या fire hazard में आम है।
- Loose wires are a fire hazard.
- The wiring in the old building is hazardous.
+Collocations 4
hazardous + noun
wastechemicalsmaterialsconditionsjourneyoccupation
- Hospitals must dispose of hazardous waste safely.
adverb + hazardous
extremelyhighlypotentiallyparticularlyenvironmentally
- Bridge repair in the monsoon is highly hazardous.
verb + hazardous
be classed asprovebecomeconsiderdeclare
- The chemical was declared hazardous by the board.
hazardous to + noun
to healthto lifeto childrento wildlifeto drivers
- Overloaded trucks are hazardous to other drivers.
“More examples 5
- Working in a stone quarry without a mask is hazardous.
बिना मास्क के पत्थर की खदान में काम करना ख़तरनाक है।
- The factory was fined for storing hazardous chemicals near houses.
कारखाने पर घरों के पास ख़तरनाक रसायन रखने के लिए जुर्माना लगाया गया।
- Driving through fog on the highway can be extremely hazardous.
राजमार्ग पर कोहरे में गाड़ी चलाना अत्यंत ख़तरनाक हो सकता है।
- Radhika's father works in a hazardous job on offshore oil rigs.
राधिका के पिता समुद्र में तेल के रिग पर ख़तरनाक नौकरी करते हैं।
- Open drains are hazardous to children during the rainy season.
बरसात के मौसम में खुले नाले बच्चों के लिए ख़तरनाक होते हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Smoking is hazard to health.
✓ Smoking is hazardous to health.
After is, the adjective hazardous is needed, not the noun hazard.
'Is' के बाद adjective 'hazardous' चाहिए, noun 'hazard' नहीं।
✗ The road is full of hazardous in the monsoon.
✓ The road is full of hazards in the monsoon.
After full of a noun is needed; the plural noun hazards is correct.
'Full of' के बाद noun चाहिए; सही रूप plural noun 'hazards' है।
✗ These chemicals are hazardeous to health.
✓ These chemicals are hazardous to health.
The correct spelling is hazardous, without an e before -ous.
सही spelling 'hazardous' है, -ous से पहले e नहीं आता।
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AaSpelling
haz·ard·ous
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Hazardous Waste Management Rules; a hazard is a potential source of harm, a risk is the chance of harm occurring.
Hazardous Waste Management Rules; hazard नुकसान का संभावित स्रोत है और risk नुकसान होने की संभावना।