bet
Noun · VerbUS[bet]/bɛt/1 syllable
Open English WordNet
Verb (3)betted, betting, bets
- maintain with or as if with a bet“I bet she will be there!”Synonyms: wagerMore general predict, foretell
- stake on the outcome of an issue“I bet $100 on that new horse”“She played all her money on the dark horse”Synonyms: wagerplayMore general gambleMore specific bet on, see, play, raiseSimilar play
- have faith or confidence in“you can count on me to help you any time”“Look to your friends for support”“You can bet on that!”“Depend on your family in times of crisis”Synonyms: countdependswearrelybanklookcalculatereckonMore general trust
Noun (2)bets
- the money risked on a gambleSynonyms: stakestakeswagerType of gambleKinds ante, pot, poolPart of pool
- the act of gambling“he did it on a bet”Synonyms: wagerType of gambling, gamingKinds parimutuel, daily double, handicap bet, exacta, parlay, superfecta, place bet
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Translations
Verb to wager, stake money
- Spanish
- apostar
- French
- parier
- German
- wetten
- Italian
- scommettere
- Portuguese
- apostar
- Turkish
- bahse girmek
- Arabic
- رَاهَنَ rāhana
- Chinese
- 打赌 dǎdǔ
- Japanese
- 賭ける kakeru
- Dutch
- wedden
21 more languages
- Polish
- obstawić
- Swedish
- slå vad
- Greek
- στοιχηματίζω stoichimatízo
- Korean
- 걸다 geolda
- Indonesian
- taruh
- Vietnamese
- cá
- Hungarian
- fogad
- Portuguese (PT)
- apostar
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 打賭 dǎdǔ
- Catalan
- apostar
- Czech
- vsadit
- Danish
- vædde
- Esperanto
- veti
- Finnish
- lyödä vetoa
- Hebrew
- התערב hit'arév
- Icelandic
- veðja
- Norwegian
- vedde
- Romanian
- paria
- Scottish Gaelic
- cuir geall
- Slovak
- staviť
- Slovenian
- staviti
Noun a wager
- Spanish
- apuesta
- French
- pari
- German
- Wette
- Italian
- scommessa
- Portuguese
- aposta
- Turkish
- bahis
- Russian
- пари́ parí
- Arabic
- مُرَاهَنَة murāhana
- Chinese
- 打赌 dǎdǔ
- Dutch
- weddenschap
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Bet (…), noun
Origin: Prob. from OE. abet abetting, OF. abet, fr. abeter to excite, incite. See Abet.
That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act of giving such a pledge; a wager. “Having made his bets.” Oliver Goldsmith
Bet transitive verb [past tense & past participle Bet, Betted (…); present participle & verbal noun Betting.]
To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to wager.
John a Gaunt loved him well, and betted much money on his head.— William Shakespeare
I'll bet you two to one I'll make him do it.— O. W. Holmes.
Bet,
past tense & past participle of Beat. obsolete
Bet adjective & adverb
An early form of Better. obsolete
To go bet, to go fast; to hurry. obsolete Geoffrey Chaucer
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54