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- [hej]
- /hɛdʒ/
- /hedʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hej]
- /hɛdʒ/
Definitions of hedging word
- noun hedging a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow: small fields separated by hedges. 1
- noun hedging any barrier or boundary: a hedge of stones. 1
- noun hedging an act or means of preventing complete loss of a bet, an argument, an investment, or the like, with a partially counterbalancing or qualifying one. 1
- verb with object hedging to enclose with or separate by a hedge: to hedge a garden. 1
- verb with object hedging to surround and confine as if with a hedge; restrict (often followed by in, about, etc.): He felt hedged in by the rules of language. 1
- verb with object hedging to protect with qualifications that allow for unstated contingencies or for withdrawal from commitment: He hedged his program against attack and then presented it to the board. 1
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Origin of hedging
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English hegge; cognate with Dutch heg, German Hecke hedge, Old Norse heggr bird cherry
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Parts of speech for Hedging
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hedging popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hedging
noun hedging
- equivocation — The use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication.
- dissimulation — the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.
- runaround — indecisive or evasive treatment, especially in response to a request: Ask for a raise and he'll give you the runaround.
- deceptiveness — apt or tending to deceive: The enemy's peaceful overtures may be deceptive.
- run around — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
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