bet

(bĕt)
n.

1. An agreement usually between two parties that the one who has made an incorrect prediction about an uncertain outcome will forfeit something stipulated to the other; a wager.
2. An amount or object risked in a wager; a stake.
3. One on which a stake is or can be placed: Our team is a sure bet to win.
4. 1. A plan or an option considered with regard to its probable consequence: Your best bet is to make reservations ahead of time.
   2. Informal. A view or opinion, especially about something that cannot be known at the present time: My bet is that the rain will hold off. My bet is he didn't do it.

v., bet, or bet·ted, bet·ting, bets.

v.tr.

1. To stake (an amount, for example) in a bet.
2. To make a bet with: I bet them that we would be first.
3. To make a bet on (a contestant or an outcome).
4. To maintain confidently, as if making a bet: I bet they were surprised by the news.

v.intr.
To make or place a bet.

idiom:

you bet Informal.

1. Of course; surely.

[Origin unknown.]

SYNONYMS   bet, ante, pot, stake, wager. These nouns denote something valuable risked on an uncertain outcome: placed a 50-dollar bet in the first race; raising the ante in a poker game; won the whole pot at cards; played for high stakes; laid a wager on who would win.

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has past and past participle forms bet and betted; both are correct although bet is preferable, and is more common in British English and (even more) in American English. But betted is also found

(I'd have betted you wouldn't be much good at taking somebody out—Kingsley Amis, 1988).

When a sum of money is specified, only bet is possible (He bet me £50 he would win).

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noun

1. Something risked on an uncertain outcome: ante, pot, stake (often used in plural), wager. See gambling.
2. A venture depending on chance: gamble, risk, speculation, wager. See gambling.

verb

1. To put up as a stake in a game or speculation: gamble, lay, post, put, risk, stake, venture, wager. Informal go. See gambling.
2. To make a bet: gamble, game, lay, play, wager. Idioms: put one's money on something. See gambling.

Idioms beginning with bet:
bet one's ass
better
better part of
better late than never
better off
between
between you and me
betwixt and between

See also back (bet on) the wrong horse; hedge one's bets; you bet your ass.

On drawings, abbr. for “between.”

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This term describes the process in which a player places a wager on the cards that they hold.

SoundPoker Says: A player may wish to bet for a variety of reasons. They may have a made hand which they are trying to protect, they may be trying to bluff, they may have a strong drawing hand, or they may bet in order to see how many opponents will stay in for the duration of that hand. Many bets in one particular poker hand can make for a lucrative pot.

See Also: Act, Action, Check, Hand, Jam the Pot, Pump, Raise, Ramming and Jamming, Re Raise

IN BRIEF: The act of gambling; the money risked on a gamble.

We must have courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act. — Maxwell Maltz, American plastic surgeon, MD, FICS, author, wrote Psycho-Cybernetics, 1960.

Tutor's tip: Bait is a lure or enticement, bate is an alkaline solution used to remove lime in tanning leathers, while bet is the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

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sign description: Two open hands, palms up, are flipped over, to a palms down position.

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verb trans
verb trans

1: to bet one's life (or boots, bottom dollar) to stake everything or all one's resources (on the truth of an assertion). (1852 —) .
P. Frank He would bet his bottom dollar...that his target would be one of those bases (1957).

2: In forms (I, you, etc.) betcha, betcher, representing colloquial pronunciation of bet you or your (life). (1922 —) .
J. Ludwig Your tea's cold, I betcha (1962).

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For a list of words related to bet, see:

• Abbreviations - bet: between

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - vædde, satse på
v. intr. - vædde, indgå væddemål
n. - væddemål

idioms:

• a good bet    godt tip, gode vinderchancer
• all bets are off    alle væddemål er forbi
• You bet    det kan du vædde på, det kan du være forvisset om

Nederlands (Dutch)
gokken, spelen, wedden, zeker zijn dat, inzetten, inzet, weddenschap

Français (French)
v. tr. - (lit, fig) parier, miser, jouer
v. intr. - parier/miser (sur un cheval), jouer/parier dans une course, comprendre (dans un accord), parler (iro) (tu parles)
n. - mise, pari

idioms:

• a good bet    un pari sûr, une valeur sûre
• all bets are off    tous les paris sont faits
• don't bet on it    ne compte pas trop dessus
• You bet    tu parles (excl), et comment (excl)

Deutsch (German)
v. - wetten, einsetzen
n. - Einsatz, Wette, Tip

idioms:

• a good bet    ein guter Tip
• all bets are off    es ist unvorhersehbar
• don't bet on it    auf etw. (Akk) nicht setzen
• You bet    Du wettest

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βάζω στοίχημα, στοιχηματίζω, είμαι βέβαιος
n. - στοίχημα

idioms:

• a good bet    σίγουρο στοίχημα
• all bets are off    δεν υπάρχει καμία ελπίδα
• You bet    'Οπως σε βλέπω και με βλέπεις!

Italiano (Italian)
scommettere, puntare, scommessa

idioms:

• a good/safe bet    una (buona) scelta sicura
• all bets are off    i giochi sono fatti
• hedge your bets    scommettere pro e contro
• You bet!    figurati!

Português (Portuguese)
v. - apostar, jogar dinheiro em apostas
n. - aposta (f), objeto (m) de aposta

idioms:

• a good/safe bet    certeza
• all bets are off    apostas encerradas
• hedge your bets    cercar as apostas (coloq.)
• You bet!    Pode ter certeza!, Com apostar! (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
делать ставки, держать пари, пари, ставка

idioms:

• a good/safe bet    дело верное
• all bets are off    ставки не принимаются, никто не знает как дело кончится
• hedge your bets    застраховать себя от проигрыша
• You bet!    еще бы!

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - apostar
v. intr. - hacer una apuesta
n. - apuesta

idioms:

• a good bet    una buena apuesta
• all bets are off    se cierran las apuestas
• don't bet on it    no apuestes por eso
• You bet    ¡por supuesto!

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - slå vad
n. - vad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
以打赌, 敢断定, 确信, 与打赌, 打赌, 被打赌的事物, 赌金, 赌注, 意见, 猜测

idioms:

• a good bet    好的办法, 赢的可能性大
• all bets are off    放弃全部
• You bet    当然

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 以打賭, 敢斷定, 確信, 與打賭
v. intr. - 打賭
n. - 打賭, 被打賭的事物, 賭金, 賭注, 意見, 猜測

idioms:

• a good bet    好的辦法, 贏的可能性大
• all bets are off    放棄全部
• You bet    當然

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 돈을 걸다, 보증하다
v. intr. - 내기를 하다, 보증하다
n. - 내기

idioms:

• a good bet    유망한 것

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 賭ける, 思う
n. - 賭け, 賭け金, 見当, 策

idioms:

• a good/safe bet    有力な候補者
• all bets are off    全ての賭けがはずれる
• you bet    もちろん, どういたしまして

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) راهن, قامر (الاسم) رهان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הימר‬
v. intr. - ‮הימור‬
n. - ‮התערבות, הימור, התערב‬

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