B1verb · irregular · transitive · frequent

bet

bet · bets · bet / betted · betting

битися об заклад

держать пари, быть уверенным, биться об заклад

wetten

To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an eventTo stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.

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/bɛt/

» He made a bet with her.

Он с ней поспорил.

Он заключил с ней пари.

Він заключив із нею парі.

Meaning

3 senses

(ditransitive, transitive)To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.
I('ll) bet I can run faster than you.
I bet you dinner at the Ritz that you can't run faster than me.
wetten
би́ться об закла́дbítʹsja ob zaklád, держа́ть пари́deržátʹ parí
би́тися об закла́дbýtysja ob zaklád
stake on the outcome of an issue
(transitive)To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.
Fancy going for a drink after work? / You bet I do!
быть увереннымbytʹ uverennym
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.

Examples

747 sentences

He made a bet with her.
Він заключив із нею парі.
ruОн с ней поспорил.
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She made a bet with him.
Вона уклала з ним парі.
ruОна заключила с ним пари.
deSie hat mit ihm gewettet.
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Tom made a bet with Mary.
Том заключив з Мері парі.
ruТом заключил с Мэри пари.
deTom schloss eine Wette mit Mary ab.
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I bet five dollars that he will not come.
Ставлю п'ять доларів, що він не прийде.
ruПять баксов, что он не придёт.
deIch wette 5 Dollar, dass er nicht kommen wird.
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I'll bet that I can beat you to the tree.
Я б'юся об заклад, що першим добіжу до того дерева.
ruГотов поспорить с тобой, что первым добегу до дерева.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

to stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event:

Русский

By meaning 2

to stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event:

to be sure of something:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event:

Origin

From 16th-century criminal slang, perhaps from Middle English bet (“something better, adva

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.

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