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Definition: Meaning of, bet in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bɛt /

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bet bet bet
Present Participle Third Person Singular
betting bets
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to risk money on the result of a race, game, competition, or other future event [↪  gamble]
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  2. I bet , I'll bet spoken used to say that you are fairly sure that something is true, something is happening etc, although you cannot prove this
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  3. I bet , I'll bet spoken used to show that you understand or can imagine the situation that someone has just told you about
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  4. I bet , I'll bet spoken used to show that you do not believe what someone has just told you
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  5. you bet! spoken used to emphasize that you agree with someone or are keen to do what they suggest
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  6. you (can) bet your life/your bottom dollar spoken used when you are sure that you know what someone will do or what will happen
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  7. (do you) want to bet?/wanna bet? spoken used to say that you think something that someone has just said is not true or not likely to happen
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  8. don't bet on it , I wouldn't bet on it spoken used to say that you do not think something is likely to happen
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bet bets
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  1. an agreement to risk money on the result of a race, game etc or on something happening, or the money that you risk
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  2. your best bet spoken used when advising someone what to do
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  3. a good/safe bet an action or situation that is likely to be successful or does not involve much risk
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  4. it's a safe/sure/fair bet (that) spoken used to say that something seems almost certain
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  5. my bet spoken used when saying what you expect to happen in the future
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  6. do something for a bet to do something stupid, dangerous etc to win money from someone or to prove that you can do it
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bet used in phrases

  • Shin Bet (noun)
    1. the Israeli domestic counterintelligence and internal security agency
  • bet on (verb)
    1. place a bet on
  • bouncing Bet (noun)
    1. plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised
  • place bet (noun)
    1. a bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second
  • you bet (adverb)
    1. an expression of emphatic agreement
    you bet
    1. polite response to a thank you
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