bet

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 2 Crimean Tatar 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Declension 2.1.2 Synonyms 2.2 References 3 Dutch 3.1 Verb 4 Latvian 4.1 Conjunction 5 Lithuanian 5.1 Conjunction 6 Norwegian 6.1 Verb 7 Old English 7.1 Etymology 7.2 Adverb 8 Swedish 8.1 Verb 9 Tok Pisin 9.1 Noun 10 Volapük 10.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbεt/, SAMPA: /"bEt/
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• Rhymes: -ɛt

[edit] Noun

bet (plural bets)

1. A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner   the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event.
2. A degree of certainty.

   It’s a good bet that it will rain tomorrow.

   It’s an even bet that Jim will come top of the maths test tomorrow

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[edit] Verb

to bet (third-person singular simple present bets, present participle betting, simple past and past participle bet or betted)

1. To agree that payment be made to the successful forecaster of the result of an event (usually sporting) by the other party in the agreement. To make a guess about the outcome of an event.
2. To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.

   You bet!

3. (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.

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[edit] Crimean Tatar

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bet

1. face
2. side, direction
3. page

[edit] Declension

Declension of bet Nominative Genitive Dative bet betniñ betke Accusative Locative Ablative betni bette betten

[edit] Synonyms

• yüz, çıray (face)
• saife (page)

[edit] References

• Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]

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[edit] Verb

bet

1. singular present tense of betten

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bet

1. but

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[edit] Lithuanian

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bet

1. but

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[edit] Verb

bet or beit

1. past tense of bite

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[edit] Etymology

Common Germanic *bataz

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bet

1. better
2. rather

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Verb

bet

1. past tense of bita

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[edit] Tok Pisin

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bet

1. bed.

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[edit] Volapük

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bet

1. flower bed