bet
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "bet"
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From 16th-century criminal slang, perhaps from Middle English bet (“something better, advantage, luck”); or 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.
Noun
bet (plural bets)
- 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.
- (Philippines, figuratively, informal) A candidate (for elections and pageants) or competitor (in multinational sports).
- 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.
- It’s an even bet that Jim will come top of the maths test tomorrow.
- There's a good bet that Sally will arrive later.
Derived terms
Translations
a wager
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a degree of certainty
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candidate — see candidate
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Verb
bet (third-person singular simple present bets, present participle betting, simple past and past participle bet or betted)
- (transitive, ditransitive) To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.
- c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
- John a Gaunt loved him well, and betted much money on his head.
- 1858, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., The Deacon's Masterpiece or The Wonderful One-Hoss Shay:
- I'll bet you two to one I'll make him do it.
- (transitive) To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.
- Fancy going for a drink after work? / You bet I do!
- (poker) 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.
Derived terms
(Terms derived from bet (verb)):
- bet a dime to a dollar
- bet a dollar to a dime
- bet a dollar to a donut
- bet a dollar to a doughnut
- bet dollars to donuts
- bet dollars to doughnuts
- bet one's ass
- bet one's boots
- bet one's bottom dollar
- bet one's life
- bet out
- bettable
- bet the farm
- bet the house
- bet the ranch
- bettor
- bet up
- outbet
- overbet
- sports-bet
- unbet
- underbet
- wanna bet
- want to bet
- you bet
Translations
to stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event
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to be sure of something
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to place money into the pot in poker
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Interjection
bet (slang, chiefly Canada, US)
- Expression of general agreement or acceptance.
- 1988, Dr. Dre, MC Ren (lyrics and music), “If It Ain't Ruff”, in Straight Outta Compton, performed by N.W.A., track 4:
- Let me bust a freestyle then (Alright, bet)
- 2008 November 5, S.O.U.LMag, number 13, page 66:
- He asked if KRS could come by and meet up with a few of us there on Monday night, as he wanted to show him the church and have me build with him. Aight, bet.
- 2013 September 16, Insight News, volume 40, number 38, published 2013 September 12, page 6:
- Then I rocked the Kansas show and after Jay said, ‘Look, if you want, you can go on tour with us and open and close the shows, but we can’t pay you, but we’ll make sure you get the exposure.’ So I said bet […]
- 2017 November 6, The DePaulia, volume 102, number 8, DePaul University, published 2017 November 4, page 20:
- She texted Jimenez and told him it was a nice time, but she wasn’t feeling him and apologized. “Bet,” Jimenez replied, because she kind of pissed him off with that comment.
- Exclamation indicating acceptance of a challenge or an absurd proposal.
- 2018 September 4, The Rice Thresher, volume 103, number 3, Rice University, page 9:
- What you may not have stopped to consider is that Big Clit Energy (here referred to as B.C.E.) has been around since... BCE! Eve? She looked sin in the eye and said, “Bet.”
- 2019 April 30, Key Magazine, Bowling Green State University: BG Falcon Media, page 26:
- “(Drummer Brenden Accettura) texted me that and was like, ‘Should we name our band The Hot Mess Express?’ and I said, ‘Bet.’ So now that’s our name,” Abbie said, getting words out between laughs.
- Exclamation of joy at good fortune.
- 2019 May 31, CopyWrite Magazine, number 14, page 43:
- I started making jokes about him feeling like tough sh*t after that presentation haha. Everyone at school geeked his head up [inflated his ego]. He probably got two fruit cups from the lunch lady that day and said, “Bet! I’m gonna keep doing this!”
Etymology 2
Noun
bet (plural bets)
- Alternative form of beth (“Semitic letter”)
Etymology 3
Abbreviation.
Preposition
bet
Anagrams
Bislama
Etymology 1
Noun
bet
Etymology 2
Verb
bet
- to gamble
Brokskat
Verb
bet
Crimean Tatar
Noun
bet
Declension
Synonyms
References
- Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Finnish
Etymology
From Phoenician [Term?].
Pronunciation
Noun
bet
- beth (Phonecian and Hebrew letter)
Declension
| Inflection of bet (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | bet | betit | |
| genitive | betin | betien | |
| partitive | betiä | betejä | |
| illative | betiin | beteihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | bet | betit | |
| accusative | nom. | bet | betit |
| gen. | betin | ||
| genitive | betin | betien | |
| partitive | betiä | betejä | |
| inessive | betissä | beteissä | |
| elative | betistä | beteistä | |
| illative | betiin | beteihin | |
| adessive | betillä | beteillä | |
| ablative | betiltä | beteiltä | |
| allative | betille | beteille | |
| essive | betinä | beteinä | |
| translative | betiksi | beteiksi | |
| abessive | betittä | beteittä | |
| instructive | — | betein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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German
Pronunciation
Verb
bet
Usage notes
The form bete is more common.
Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
bet f (invariable)
- beth (Phonecian and Hebrew letter)
Related terms
Anagrams
Karaim
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *bēt.
Noun
bet
Synonyms
References
- N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “bet”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN
Latgalian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *bet. Cognates include Latvian bet and Lithuanian bet.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
bet
References
- Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN
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