bet
Part of speech: noun
verb
intj
prep
Morphological type: simple
Topics: business
card-games
knitting
manufacturing
poker
textiles
Etymology: From 16th-century criminal slang, perhaps from Middle English bet (“something better, advantage, luck”), from Old English bet, bett (“better”, adverb); or, alternatively from abet, from Middle English abet, abette, from Old French abet (“incitement to evil”), from Old French abeter (“to entice”), from a- (“to”) + beter (“hound on, urge, to bait”); ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *baitijan (“to bait, entice”), related to Old English bǣtan (“to bait”). More at abet.
Inflected forms:
form: bets
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: bets
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: betting
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: bet
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: bet
pos: verb
tags: past
form: betted
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: betted
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).
pos: noun
examples: Dylan owes Fletcher $30 from an unsuccessful bet.
gloss: A candidate (for elections and pageants) or competitor (in multinational sports).
pos: noun
tags: Philippines
figuratively
informal
gloss: Indicating a degree of certainty, or that something can be relied upon.
pos: noun
examples: It’s a safe bet that it will rain tomorrow.
There's a decent bet that we'll be able to reach the top of that hill in an hour.
It’s an even bet that Jim will come top of the maths test tomorrow.
There's a good bet that Sally will arrive later.
gloss: To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.
pos: verb
tags: ditransitive
transitive
examples: I('ll) bet I can run faster than you.
I bet you dinner at the Ritz that you can't run faster than me.
I bet(ted) her £5 it wouldn't rain all week.
John a Gaunt loved him well, and betted much money on his head.
I'll bet you two to one I'll make him do it.
gloss: To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Fancy going for a drink after work? / You bet I do!
gloss: To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round.
pos: verb
gloss: Expression of general agreement or acceptance.
pos: intj
examples: Let me bust a freestyle then (Alright, bet)
He asked if KRS could come by and meet up with a few of us there on Monday night, as he wanted to show him the church and have me build with him. Aight, bet.
Then I rocked the Kansas show and after Jay said, ‘Look, if you want, you can go on tour with us and open and close the shows, but we can’t pay you, but we’ll make sure you get the exposure.’ So I said bet […]
She texted Jimenez and told him it was a nice time, but she wasn’t feeling him and apologized. “Bet,” Jimenez replied, because she kind of pissed him off with that comment.
gloss: Exclamation indicating acceptance of a challenge or an absurd proposal.
pos: intj
examples: What you may not have stopped to consider is that Big Clit Energy (here referred to as B.C.E.) has been around since... BCE! Eve? She looked sin in the eye and said, “Bet.”
“(Drummer Brenden Accettura) texted me that and was like, ‘Should we name our band The Hot Mess Express?’ and I said, ‘Bet.’ So now that’s our name,” Abbie said, getting words out between laughs.
gloss: Exclamation of joy at good fortune.
pos: intj
examples: I started making jokes about him feeling like tough sh*t after that presentation haha. Everyone at school geeked his head up [inflated his ego]. He probably got two fruit cups from the lunch lady that day and said, “Bet! I’m gonna keep doing this!”
gloss: between
pos: prep
examples: insert right-hand needle bet 2 sts just knitted
Derived words: best bet
bet exchange
bet round
blocker bet
blocking bet
catch bet
continuation bet
donk bet
fair bet
forced bet
gentleman's bet
get-out bet
good bet
if-bet
multibet
prop bet
proposition bet
safe bet
side bet
slap bet
sportsman's bet
spread bet
string bet
sucker bet
sure bet
value bet
overbet
underbet
bet a dime to a dollar
bet a dollar to a dime
bet a dollar to a donut
bet a dollar to a doughnut
bet dollars to donuts
bet dollars to doughnuts
bet on
bet one's ass
bet one's boots
bet one's bottom dollar
bet one's life
bet out
bettable
bet the farm
bet the house
bet the ranch
bettor
bet up
outbet
sports-bet
unbet
wanna bet
want to bet
you bet
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