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- pronunciation:
- bet
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- you bet
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
bets, betting, bet, betted |
| definition 1: |
to agree to give up (usu. money) to another person if one's prediction of some future result does not occur.
I bet five dollars on that horse.- synonyms:
- gamble, lay, stake, wager
- similar words:
- hazard, pledge, risk, venture
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| definition 2: |
to engage with another in such an agreement to give (usu. money).
We bet five dollars on the game.- synonyms:
- wager
- similar words:
- gamble, pledge
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| definition 3: |
to feel sure or confident without knowing (something) as a fact.
I bet that they will cancel the game because of this rain.[verb + (that) + clause
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I bet you're tired after all that work in the yard.[verb + (that) + clause
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| related words: |
adventure, ante, gamble, stake |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to make or place a bet (often fol. by "on").
Do you ever bet on the horses?- synonyms:
- gamble, game, lay, wager
- similar words:
- dice, play, speculate
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| related words: |
ante, gamble, game |
adverb + (v.)bet
best
(v.)bet
+ adverb
heavily, ter
(v.)bet
+ noun
ass,
baseball,
bookmaker,
buck,
candidacy,
currency,
dime,
doughnut,
enthusiast,
euro,
farm,
holding,
horse,
jockey,
lottery,
nickel,
odds,
parlor,
paycheck,
peso,
racetrack,
ranch,
stock,
ton,
whisker
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| phrase: |
you bet |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an instance of betting.
This was my first bet, and I lost.- synonyms:
- gamble, wager
- similar words:
- ante, speculation
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| definition 2: |
stake; wager.
My bet on the race was small.- synonyms:
- pot, stake, wager
- similar words:
- ante
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| definition 3: |
anything that is the subject of a bet.
His horse is a sure bet in the next race.- synonyms:
- wager
- similar words:
- chance, risk, speculation, venture
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| related words: |
chip, dare |
adjective + (n.)bet
best,
better,
bold,
bouncing,
concentrated,
cynical,
decent,
disastrous,
dubious,
good,
leveraged,
long-shot,
long-term,
losing,
lucrative,
maximum,
minimum,
risky,
safe,
sizable,
smart,
sporting,
sure,
winning
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verb + (n.)bet
box, dispose, double, hedge, lay, lose, place, prop, stake, wan, win
(n.)bet
+ verb
air, consolidate, spur, wager
noun + (n.)bet
cent, derivative, dollar, entertainment, gambler, hedge, hedging, host, investor, lunchtime, poker, punter, roulette, shin, sucker, winning
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