āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
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āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻ¸āĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ
a row of closely-planted bushes or small trees that form a boundary, particularly on the edge of a garden, road, or field
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They trimmed the hedge along the driveway to keep it neat.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻŦāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻŽ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
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a deliberately vague statement
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She made a hedge about her future plans to avoid confrontation.
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A hedge is a financial instrument used to offset the risk of adverse price movements in assets.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻšā§āĻ āĻšāĻ˛ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻĢāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
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a linguistic device used to indicate uncertainty, vagueness, or lack of commitment, often expressed through words or phrases
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Linguists study hedges to understand how speakers soften assertions.
to hedge
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āĻāĻŋāĻ°ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to create an obstacle or restriction, hindering movement or impact
Transitive: to hedge sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The dense forest hedged the path, making it difficult to continue the journey.
āĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻĨāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ°ā§ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻšāĻ¤ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to evade giving a clear or firm response, decision, or commitment
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The politician hedged during the debate, avoiding direct answers to tough questions.
āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to reduce the risk of loss or failure by making a counterbalancing action or decision
Transitive: to hedge a risk or venture
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company hedged its currency risks by using foreign exchange contracts.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻšā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ°āĻž, āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to enclose or outline an area by planting or placing a row of shrubs or small trees
Transitive: to hedge an area
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The park was hedged with low shrubs, separating it from the street.
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
