Meaning

3 senses

  1. 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).

    Dylan owes Fletcher $30 from an unsuccessful bet.

    Wette

    ста́вкаstávka, закла́дzaklád, пари́parí

    закла́дzaklád, ста́вкаstávka

  2. (Philippines, figuratively, informal)A candidate (for elections and pageants) or competitor (in multinational sports).

  3. Indicating a degree of certainty, or that something can be relied upon.

    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.

    Wahrscheinlichkeit

More definitions
  • the act of gambling
  • the money risked on a gamble

Examples

747 sentences

  1. He made a bet with her.

    Він заключив із нею парі. — deniko

    ruОн с ней поспорил. — afyodor

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  2. She made a bet with him.

    Вона уклала з ним парі. — deniko

    ruОна заключила с ним пари. — odexed

    deSie hat mit ihm gewettet. — Esperantostern

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  3. Tom made a bet with Mary.

    Том заключив з Мері парі. — deniko

    ruТом заключил с Мэри пари. — odexed

    deTom schloss eine Wette mit Mary ab. — pullnosemans

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  4. I bet five dollars that he will not come.

    Ставлю п'ять доларів, що він не прийде. — deniko

    ruПять баксов, что он не придёт. — Lili691

    deIch wette 5 Dollar, dass er nicht kommen wird. — Ullalia

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  5. I'll bet that I can beat you to the tree.

    Я б'юся об заклад, що першим добіжу до того дерева. — ChickenKiev

    ruГотов поспорить с тобой, что первым добегу до дерева. — Lenin_1917

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a wager:
Русский
By meaning 1
a wager:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
a wager:
a degree of certainty:

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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Forms

plural: bets
Singularbet
Pluralbets

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

28 related words
Derivedbest betbet exchangebet roundblocker betblocking betcatch betcontinuation betdonk betfair betforced betgentleman's betget-out betgood betif-betmultibetprop betproposition betsafe betside betslap betsportsman's betspread betstring betsucker bet

Collocations

6 patterns
  • made a bet
  • bet on horses
  • bet on that
  • lost a bet
  • a bet with
  • hadn't bet on

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bestiebestowB2bestsellerB2betabetel

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