bet

bet  (bt)

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.

a. A plan or an option considered with regard to its probable consequence: Your best bet is to make reservations ahead of time.

b. 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

Of course; surely.

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[Origin unknown.]

Synonyms: bet, ante, pot¹, 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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bet [bɛt]

n

1. an agreement between two parties that a sum of money or other stake will be paid by the loser to the party who correctly predicts the outcome of an event

2. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) the money or stake risked

3. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) the predicted result in such an agreement his bet was that the horse would win

4. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) a person, event, etc., considered as likely to succeed or occur it's a good bet that they will succeed

5. a course of action (esp in the phrase one's best bet)

6. Informal an opinion; view my bet is that you've been up to no good

vb bets, betting, bet, betted

1. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) (when intr foll by on or against) to make or place a bet with (a person or persons)

2. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) (tr) to stake (money, etc.) in a bet

3. (tr; may take a clause as object) Informal to predict (a certain outcome) I bet she fails

you bet Informal of course; naturally

[probably short for abet]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bet - the money risked on a gamble         stakes, wager, stake gamble - money that is risked for possible monetary gain jackpot, kitty, pot - the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker) ante - (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot kitty, pool - the combined stakes of the betters pool - any communal combination of funds; "everyone contributed to the pool"
	2.	bet - the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet" wager gambling, gaming, play - the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table" daily double - a single bet on two horse races in the same day exacta, perfecta - a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order parimutuel - betting where winners share the total amount wagered parlay - a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers place bet - a bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second superfecta - a bet that you can pick the first four finishers in a race in the right order
Verb	1.	bet - maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!" wager forebode, predict, prognosticate, foretell, promise, anticipate, call - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" bet on, gage, game, stake, punt, back - place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
	2.	bet - stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" wager, play gamble - play games for money bet on, gage, game, stake, punt, back - place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" play - make bets; "Play the races"; "play the casinos in Trouville" raise - bet more than the previous player see - match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players"
	3.	bet - have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" depend, reckon, calculate, count, look rely, trust, swear, bank - have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"

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bet

verb

1. gamble, chance, stake, venture, hazard, speculate, punt (chiefly Brit.), wager, put money, risk money, pledge money, put your shirt I bet on a horse called Premonition.

2. imagine, expect, suspect, assume, guess (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), fancy, deem, infer, deduce, conjecture I bet you were good at games when you were at school.

noun

1. gamble, risk, stake, venture, pledge, speculation, hazard, flutter (informal), ante, punt, wager, long shot He made a 30 mile trip to the casino to place a bet.

2. option, plan, choice, alternative, course of action Your best bet is to choose a guest house.

3. guess, feeling, view, opinion, prediction My bet is that next year will be different.

Translations

bet [bet] (bet (pt, pp))

A. VI

1. (= place bet) → apostar
I'm not a betting man → no me gusta apostar
to bet against sb → apostar que algn va a perder
to bet on sth/sb → apostar a or por algo/por algn
I bet on the wrong horse → aposté por el or al caballo que no debía
they are forbidden to bet on their own races → tienen prohibido apostar en sus propias carreras

2. (= be certain) don't bet on it!; I wouldn't bet on it! → ¡no estés tan seguro!
(do you) want to bet or a bet? → ¿qué te apuestas or juegas?
"are you going?" - "you bet!" → -¿vas a ir? -¡hombre, claro! or (LAm) -¡cómo no!
"I'm so relieved it's all over" - "I'll bet" → -es un alivio que todo haya pasado -ya me lo imagino

B. VT

1. (= stake) [+ money] → apostar, jugar
I bet £10 on a horse called Premonition → aposté 10 libras a or por un caballo llamado Premonition, jugué 10 libras a un caballo llamado Premonition
he bet them (that) they would lose → hizo una apuesta con ellos a que perdían
he bet them £500 that they would lose → les apostó or jugó 500 libras a que perdían

2. (= predict) → apostar, jugarse
I bet you anything or any money he won't come → te apuesto or me juego lo que quieras a que no viene
you can bet she'll be there → puedes tener por seguro que estará allí
"I bet I can jump over that stream" - "I bet you can't!" → -¡a que puedo saltar ese arroyo! -¡a que no!
"it wasn't easy" - "I bet it wasn't" → -no fue fácil -ya me imagino que no
you can bet your bottom dollar or your life that → puedes apostarte lo que quieras a que ...
"did you tell him off?" - "you bet your life I did!" → -¿le reñiste? -¡ya lo creo!

C. N

1. (= stake) → apuesta f
a £5 bet → una apuesta de 5 libras
I had a bet on that horse → había apostado por ese caballo
I've made a bet with him that he can't do it → le he hecho una apuesta a que no puede hacerlo
they placed bets on who could get her to talk → apostaron a ver quién podía hacerla hablar
place your bets! → ¡hagan sus apuestas!
to take bets → aceptar apuestas
see also hedge

2. (= prediction) it's my bet he's up to no good → apuesto a que está tramando algo
it's a fair or good bet that interest rates will go up → es muy posible que los tipos de interés van a subir
he's a good bet for president → es el que más posibilidades tiene de conseguir la presidencia

3. (= option) it's our best bet → es la mejor opción que tenemos
your best or safest bet is to keep quiet about it → lo mejor que puedes hacer es no decir nada
these companies are a safe bet for investors → estas compañías no presentan ningún riesgo para los inversores

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bet [ˈbɛt]

n

(= wager) → pari m
to place a bet → parier
to have a bet → parier
to be a good bet (= best course of action) → être la meilleure chose à faire
it is a good bet that ... (= very likely) → il y a de fortes chances que ...
it is a safe bet that ... (= very likely) → il y a de fortes chances que ...
to hedge one's bets (= play safe) → se couvrir; (financially) → répartir les risques
my bet is (that) ..., it's my bet (that) ... → je parie que ...
want a bet? → tu paries?

vb [bet or betted] (pt, pp)

vt [+ money] → parier
to bet sb 100 pounds that ... → parier 100 livres à qn que ...
to bet money on a horse → miser sur un cheval
I bet you (that) ... → je te parie que ...
I bet you he won't come → Je te parie qu'il ne viendra pas.
to bet (that) ... → parier que ...
I bet he forgot → Je parie qu'il a oublié.
you bet your life! (= absolutely) → et comment!

vi → parier
to bet on (= put money on) [+ horse] → miser sur, jouer; [+ result] → parier sur
I wouldn't bet on it → je n'en mettrais pas ma main au feu
you bet! (= absolutely) → bien sûr!
do you want to bet? (implying disbelief) → qu'est-ce que tu paries?, tu paries?
beta blocker [ˈbiːtəblɒkə^r] n → bétabloquant m
beta carotene [ˈbiːtəˈkærətiːn] n → bétacarotène m

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bet vb: pret, ptp <bet>

n → Wette f (→ on auf +acc); (= money etc staked) → Wetteinsatz m; to make or have a bet with somebody → mit jdm wetten, mit jdm eine Wette eingehen; I have a bet (on) with him that … → ich habe mit ihm gewettet, dass …; it’s a good or safe/bad bet → das ist ein sicherer/schlechter Tip; it’s a good or safe bet he’ll be in the bar → er ist bestimmt or garantiert in der Kneipe; Liverpool look a good or safe bet for the championship → Liverpool hat gute Aussichten auf den Meistertitel; he’s a bad bet for the job → er ist nichts für diese Arbeit (inf); all bets are off (fig) → es ist unmöglich vorauszusagen, was passieren wird

vt

(Gambling) → wetten, setzen (→ against gegen/on auf +acc); I bet him £5 → ich habe mit ihm (um) £ 5 gewettet; to bet ten to one → zehn gegen eins wetten

(inf: = wager) → wetten; I bet he’ll come! → wetten, dass er kommt! (inf); I’ll bet you anything (you like) → ich gehe mit dir jede Wette (darauf) ein; bet you! → wetten! (inf); you can bet your boots or your bottom dollar that … → Sie können Gift darauf nehmen, dass … (inf); bet you I can! (inf) → wetten, dass ich das kann! (inf)

vi → wetten; to bet on a horse/horses → auf ein Pferd/Pferde setzen or wetten, Pferdewetten abschließen; don’t bet on it → darauf würde ich nicht wetten; you bet! (inf) → und ob! (inf); (do you) want to bet? → (wollen wir) wetten?

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bet [bɛt] (bet or betted (vb: pt, pp))

1. n → scommessa
to put a bet on → fare una scommessa su
it's a safe bet (fig) → è molto probabile

2. vi to bet (on) → scommettere (su)
to bet on a horse → scommettere or puntare su un cavallo
are you going? - you bet! (fam) → ci vai? - ci puoi giurare!
I'm not a betting man → non sono uno scommettitore

3. vt → scommettere
he bet £5 on the favourite → ha giocato or puntato 5 sterline sul favorito
I bet you a pound that ... → scommettiamo una sterlina che...
I bet he doesn't come (fam) → scommetto che non viene
you can bet your life that ... (fam) → puoi scommetterci la testa che...

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bet [bɛt] (bet or betted (vb: pt, pp))

1. n → scommessa
to put a bet on → fare una scommessa su
it's a safe bet (fig) → è molto probabile

2. vi to bet (on) → scommettere (su)
to bet on a horse → scommettere or puntare su un cavallo
are you going? - you bet! (fam) → ci vai? - ci puoi giurare!
I'm not a betting man → non sono uno scommettitore

3. vt → scommettere
he bet £5 on the favourite → ha giocato or puntato 5 sterline sul favorito
I bet you a pound that ... → scommettiamo una sterlina che...
I bet he doesn't come (fam) → scommetto che non viene
you can bet your life that ... (fam) → puoi scommetterci la testa che...

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bet

v bet [bet]

(often withon) to gamble (usually with money) eg on a racehorse I'm betting on that horse. wed يُراهِنُ обзалагам се vsadit (na) spille; vædde wetten στοιχηματίζω apostar kihlvedu sõlmima شرط بستن؛ قمار کردن lyödä vetoa parier (sur) לְהָמֵר दांव लगाना kladiti se fogad bertaruh veðja scommettere su 賭ける 돈을 걸다 statyti sumą, lošti []derēt bertaruh wedden vedde, satse (penger), spille på stawiać (na) apostar a paria (pe) делать ставки staviť (na) staviti (na) kladiti se spela (satsa) på พนัน bahse girmek, iddiaya tutuşmak 用(錢等)打賭 піти на парі شرط đánh cuộc 用（钱等）打赌

n

1 an act of betting I won my bet. weddenskap مُراهَنه، رِهان басиране sázka væddemål die Wette στοίχημα apuesta kihlvedu شرط بندی vedonlyönti pari הִתְעַרבוּת शर्त बदना osvojiti okladu fogadás taruhan veðmál scommessa 賭け 내기 lošimas, lažybos derības pertaruhan weddenschap veddemål zakład aposta pariu пари stávka stava opklada spel, satsande, vad การพนัน bahis, iddia 打賭 парі شرط لگانا sự đánh cược 打赌

2 a sum of money betted Place your bets. wedgeld مَبْلَغُ الرِّهان облог vklad indsats die Wette στοίχημα (το ποσό που στοιχηματίζεται) apuesta panus مبلغ شرط بندی panossumma pari הִמוּר @@@הִימוּר$$$ दांव की रकम oklada fogadás uang taruhan veðfé scommessa, puntata 賭金 내기돈 statoma suma derību summa wang taruhan inzet innsatsen i veddemål zakład aposta pa­riu ставка vklad stava ulog insats เงินพนัน bahse yatırılan para 賭注 ставка شرط پر لگی ہوئی رقم tiền cá độ 赌注

an even bet

an equal chance. weddenskap فُرْصَةٌ مُتَساويَه равен шанс sázka při rovných šancích lige store chancer eine ausgeglichene Wette μοιρασμένες πιθανότητες igual probabilidad de ganar que de perder võrdsed võimalused شانس برابر yhtäläinen mahdollisuus pari à une chance sur deux סִיכּוּי שָׁווֶה बराबर का मौका jednake šanse egyenlő esély peluang sama jafnir möguleikar con la stessa probabilita' 五分五分の見込み 승패의 전망이 반반인 내기 lygūs šansai vienādas iespējas peluang sama rata gelijke kans sjansene står likt równe szanse probabilidade pariu cu o şan­să din două пари с равными шансами stávka pri rovnakých šanciach stava z enakimi možnostmi jednaka šansa lika chanser, vara jämspelt โอกาสที่เท่าเทียมกัน eşit şans 機會均等 парі з рівними шансами شرط جیتنے ہارنے کا ایک جیسا امکان cơ hội thắng độ ngang nhau 机会均等

take a bet

to bet Are you willing to take a bet on whether he'll come or not? weddenskap يُراهِنُ залагам vsadit se vædde på eine Wette abschließen βάζω στοίχημα apostarse algo kihla vedama شرط بندی کردن lyödä vetoa accepter un pari לְהִתְעַרֵב शर्त लगाना kladiti se fogad bertaruh veðja accettare una scommessa 賭けをする 내기하다 eiti lažybų []slēgt derības bertaruh wedden vedde på przyjąć zakład apostar a paria заключать пари staviť sa sprejeti stavo opkladiti se slå vad [] พนัน bahse girmek 打賭 битися об заклад شرط باندھنا đánh cuộc 打赌

you bet

certainly; of course. dit kan jy glo, doodseker بِكُلِّ تأْكيد، بِدون أدْنى شَك естествено samozřejmě det kan du være sikker på; det kan du vædde på aber sicher σίγουρα ¡ya lo creo! kindlasti حتماً؛ اختیار دارید taatusti et comment! בָּטוַּח विश्वास करो naravno biztosra veheted tentu, pasti að sjálfsögðu naturalmente!, ma certo! そのとうりだ 물론, 틀림없이 žinoma protams! sudah tentu jazeker det kan du være sikker på/vedde på! oczywiście com certeza bineînţeles, desigur конечно; ещё бы samozrejme seveda svakako det kan du slå dig i backen på แน่นอน elbette, tabiî 當然 звичайно, певна річ یقیناً ، لازمی chắc chắn rồi 的确；当然

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bet → رهان, يُراهن sázka, vsadit (se) vædde, væddemål Wette, wetten στοίχημα, στοιχηματίζω apostar, apuesta lyödä vetoa, veto pari, parier kladiti se, oklada scommessa, scommettere 賭け, 賭ける 내기, 내기를 하다 wedden, weddenschap vedde, veddemål zakład, założyć się aposta, apostar держать пари, пари slå vad, vad การพนัน, พนัน bahis, bahse girmek đánh cược, sự đánh cược 赌