bet

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[edit] English

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[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 winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).
    Dylan owes Fletcher $30 from an unsuccessful bet.
  2. A degree of certainty.
    It’s a safe bet that it will rain tomorrow.
    It’s an even bet that Jim will come top of the maths test tomorrow

[edit] Translations

a wager
A degree of certainty
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[edit] Verb

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.

[edit] Translations

To make a guess about the outcome of an event
To be sure of something
To place money into the pot in poker
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[edit] Crimean Tatar

[edit] Noun

bet

  1. face
  2. side, direction
  3. page

[edit] Declension

    declension of bet
nominative bet
genitive betniñ
dative betke
accusative betni
locative bette
ablative betten

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[edit] References

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

[edit] Latvian

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bet

  1. but

[edit] Lithuanian

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: [bʲɛt]

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bèt

  1. but

[edit] Middle Dutch

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Dutch bit.

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Particularly: “Is this bi+met?”

[edit] Preposition

bet

  1. with, together with
  2. with, by means of, using
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[edit] Etymology 2

[edit] Adverb

bet

  1. Alternative form of bat.

[edit] Etymology 3

From bi + te. Compare Middle High German biz (German bis).

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bet

  1. (rare) up to

[edit] Norwegian

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[edit] Verb

bet

  1. past tense of bite

[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *batiz.

[edit] Adverb

bet

  1. better
  2. rather

[edit] Old Irish

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·bet

  1. third-person plural present subjunctive conjunct of at·tá

[edit] Spanish

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bet f.

  1. beth; the Hebrew letter ב

[edit] Swedish

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bet

  1. past tense of bita.

[edit] Tok Pisin

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bet

  1. bed.

[edit] Volapük

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bet (plural bets)

  1. flower bed

[edit] Declension

declension of bet
singular plural
nominative bet bets
genitive beta betas
dative bete betes
accusative beti betis
predicative betu betus
vocative o bet! o bets!
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