BET English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
BET definition: 1. to risk money on the result of an event or a competition, such as a horse race, in the hope of…. Learn more. betverbukYour browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio
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/bet/present participlebetting | past tense and past participlebetAdd to word listAdd to word listC1 I or T to riskmoney on the result of an event or a competition, such as a horserace, in the hope of winning more money: He regularly goes to the races and bets heavily.bet something on somethingShe bet £500,000 on the horse that came in second. + two objects, + (, that, ) I bet you $25 (that) I’ll get there before you.B1 T informalIf you say you bet (someone) that something is true or will happen, you mean you are certain that it is true or will happen: + (that) I bet you (that) she’s missed the bus.I bet that he won’t come.More examplesFewer examples
- On the face of it, it seems like a bargain, but I bet there are hiddencosts.
- I bet that computerknocked you back a few thousand.
- “I bet you can’t eat all that food on yourplate.” “Is that a challenge?”
- I bet you can’t guess how old he is.
- I bet she wishes (that) she’d never got involved in the wholeaffair.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Gambling & bookmaking- a/the bookmaker’sphrase
- anti-gambling
- bank
- casino
- chip
- co-favourite
- cockfight
- favourite
- football pools
- lay
- poker
- pontoon
- raffle
- scratcher ticket
- self-exclusion
- slot machine
- smart money
- sportsbook
- spread betting
- stakeholder
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Predicting things and intuition
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bet big on something/someonebet the farm/ranch(how much) do you want to bet?don’t bet on itI betwhat do you bet?you betyou can bet your lifebetnoun C ukYour browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio
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/bet/C2an amount of money that you risk on the result of an event or a competition, such as a horserace: She had a bet on the race.place a betHe placed a bet on the greyhorse.informala guess or opinion: + (that) My bet is (that)theirbaby will be a girl.More examplesFewer examples- She’s never put a bet on a race before.
- He never usually remembers my birthday, so it’s a safe bet he’ll forget again this time!
- He went down to the bookmaker’s in Chesterton Road to place a bet on the race.
- They were placing bets on who would win.
- After winning a couple of bets, he thought he was on a winningstreak.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Gambling & bookmaking- a/the bookmaker’sphrase
- anti-gambling
- bank
- casino
- chip
- co-favourite
- cockfight
- favourite
- football pools
- lay
- poker
- pontoon
- raffle
- scratcher ticket
- self-exclusion
- slot machine
- smart money
- sportsbook
- spread betting
- stakeholder
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Guesses and assumptions
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be a fair betbe a good betbe a safe betbe your best betdo something for a bet (Definition of bet from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
bet | American Dictionary
betverb I/T usYour browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio
/bet/present participlebetting | past tense and past participlebetAdd to word listAdd to word listto risk a sum of money on the unknownresult of an event in the hope of winning more money than you have risked: T He went to the racetrack and bet $2 on a horse. I I bet that the Yankees won’t win the pennant this year.If you bet someone that something is true or will happen, you think it is likely: T I bet (you) she missed the bus.
Idiom
don’t bet on itbetnoun C usYour browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio
/bet/an agreement to riskmoney on the unknownresult of an event: He placed a bet on the race.A bet is also a guess or opinion: My bet is that the senator will decide not to run again.A bet is also a chance or opportunity: Putting yoursavings in a high-interest account is a good bet/yourbest bet. (Definition of bet from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
bet | Business English
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past tense and past participlebetAdd to word listAdd to word listto riskmoney on something that may happen in the future: bet (sth) on sthIn his opinion, no fee can compensate for the risk of betting a largechunk of a firm’s capital on a singledeal. bet thatSome investors are betting that interestrates will rise.bet against sthYou wouldn’t want to bet against inflationrisinglater in the year. bet the farm/ranchUSinformalto risk a lot of money on something that may happen in the future: I hope we attractlots of customers because we’ve bet the ranch on this place. I bet (that)informal(alsoI’ll bet (that))used to say that you feelcertain that something is true or will happen: If the salary was high enough, I bet she’d take the job.I’ll bet that only about 25% of those bottles are recycled.betnoun C ukYour browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio
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an act of riskingmoney on something that may happen in the future: make a bet on sthA lot of people made a bet on housing and lost.a bet pays offHe borrowedheavily to start the business, and the bet has paid off.a guess or opinion: Jenson’s bet is that properties will remainscarce and rents will keeprising.See alsospread bet a fair/good/safe betsomething that is likely to happen or have a good result in the future: The bank says this account is a safe bet and a good alternative to investing in shares. sb’s best betthe decision or choice that someone can make that is likely to have the bestresult: Yourbest bet would be to sell the shares. (Definition of bet from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of bet
bet There is considerable debate in the academic literature over the relevance or otherwise of the size-of-bet in gauging respondents’ solutions to these types or risks. From the Cambridge English Corpus First, it limited betting on races and other athletic events to just one day per week. From the Cambridge English Corpus It does conform to the bet hedging hypothesis of maximizing the period of transmission and maximizing the likelihood of contacting the next host. From the Cambridge English Corpus She was a mild-mannered person, but when she wanted something, you bet your life she got it, both with her parents and with me. From the Cambridge English Corpus I’ll bet her heart will ache above one week. From the Cambridge English Corpus Clearly here an axiom of interpretation is being invoked, rather than a bet about the states of mind of the population. From the Cambridge English Corpus Fines and imprisonment could, and indeed did, follow for those found guilty of placing or accepting off-course cash bets. From the Cambridge English Corpus The materials do not hedge their bets and never patronise pupils. From the Cambridge English Corpus In manic patients, the ’ conservative ’ tendency to bet less than controls on favourable outcomes appears superficially at odds with their poor quality or ’ risky ’ decisions. From the Cambridge English Corpus Next, subjects are offered a series of betting options, giving them the opportunity to place a ’ bet ’ on their choice being correct. From the Cambridge English Corpus A better bet would be to go to the separate volumes that cover these topics more thoroughly and clearly. From the Cambridge English Corpus Since the present participles form the most common cases, forgetting, letting, shutting, and betting might also be expected to exhibit t-to-r. From the Cambridge English Corpus On this account, subjects look at the worst possible outcome for each bet, and choose between bets accordingly. From the Cambridge English Corpus Once those perceptions occur and the relevant motor centers light up, only a fool would bet against the appropriate behavioral output. From the Cambridge English Corpus You cannot tell, out of context, whether someone is talking about a pet or a pen, a bet or a bed. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of bet These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of bet? bet big on something/someonebet the farm/ranch(how much) do you want to bet?don’t bet on itI betwhat do you bet?you betyou can bet your lifebe a fair betbe a good betbe a safe betbe your best betdo something for a betdon’t bet on it
Translations of bet
in Chinese (Traditional) 打賭, 賭博, 敢肯定… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 打赌, 赌博, 敢肯定… See more in Spanish apostar, apuesta, suposición… See more in Portuguese apostar, aposta, aposta feminine… See more in more languages in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Russian in Telugu in Arabic in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian पैज लावणे, पैसे (पौंड, डॉलर इत्यादि) लावणे… See more （金を）～にかける, 賭け, 賭（か）ける… See more bahse girmek, iddiaya girmek, bahis… See more miser, parier, pari masculine… See more apostar, aposta, juguesca… See more wedden, weddenschap, inzet… See more குதிரைப் பந்தயம் போன்ற ஒரு நிகழ்வு அல்லது போட்டியின் முடிவில், அதிகப் பணத்தை வெல்லும் நம்பிக்கையில் பணத்தைப் பணயம் வைப்பது, ஏதோ ஒன்று உண்மை அல்லது நடக்கும் என்று நீங்கள் (யாராவது) பந்தயம் போடுகிறீர்கள் என்று சொன்னால்… See more (घुड़दौड़ जैसी किसी प्रतिस्पर्धा में पैसों का) दाँव लगाना, शर्त लगाना, किसी बात पर पूरा यकीन होना… See more શરત લગાવવી, બોલી બોલવી, શરત… See more spille, vædde, væddemål… See more spela (satsa) på, spel, satsande… See more bertaruh, pertaruhan, wang taruhan… See more wetten, die Wette… See more vedde, satse, veddemål neuter… See more شرط لگانا, بازی لگانا, شرط کے ساتھ کسی چیز کے حقیقی ہونے کا دعوی کرنا… See more піти на парі, парі, ставка… See more ставить, держать пари, пари… See more పందెం, మీరు పందెం వేస్తారని చెబితే, అది నిజం లేక జరుగుతుంది అని మీరు అర్థం చేసుకుంటారు.… See more يُراهِن, رِهان… See more বাজি ধরা, নিশ্চয়তা বোঝাতে চাওয়া, বাজি… See more vsadit (na), sázka, vklad… See more bertaruh, taruhan, uang taruhan… See more พนัน, การพนัน, เงินพนัน… See more đánh cuộc, sự đánh cược, tiền cá độ… See more obstawiać, zakładać się, zakład… See more 돈을 걸다, 내기, 베팅… See more scommettere, scommessa, scommettere su… See more Need a translator?Get a quick, free translation!
Translator tool in Chinese (Traditional) 打賭, 賭博, 敢肯定… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 打赌, 赌博, 敢肯定… See more in Spanish apostar, apuesta, suposición… See more in Portuguese apostar, aposta, aposta feminine… See more in more languages in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Russian in Telugu in Arabic in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian पैज लावणे, पैसे (पौंड, डॉलर इत्यादि) लावणे… See more （金を）～にかける, 賭け, 賭（か）ける… See more bahse girmek, iddiaya girmek, bahis… See more miser, parier, pari masculine… See more apostar, aposta, juguesca… See more wedden, weddenschap, inzet… See more குதிரைப் பந்தயம் போன்ற ஒரு நிகழ்வு அல்லது போட்டியின் முடிவில், அதிகப் பணத்தை வெல்லும் நம்பிக்கையில் பணத்தைப் பணயம் வைப்பது, ஏதோ ஒன்று உண்மை அல்லது நடக்கும் என்று நீங்கள் (யாராவது) பந்தயம் போடுகிறீர்கள் என்று சொன்னால்… See more (घुड़दौड़ जैसी किसी प्रतिस्पर्धा में पैसों का) दाँव लगाना, शर्त लगाना, किसी बात पर पूरा यकीन होना… See more શરત લગાવવી, બોલી બોલવી, શરત… See more spille, vædde, væddemål… See more spela (satsa) på, spel, satsande… See more bertaruh, pertaruhan, wang taruhan… See more wetten, die Wette… See more vedde, satse, veddemål neuter… See more شرط لگانا, بازی لگانا, شرط کے ساتھ کسی چیز کے حقیقی ہونے کا دعوی کرنا… See more піти на парі, парі, ставка… See more ставить, держать пари, пари… See more పందెం, మీరు పందెం వేస్తారని చెబితే, అది నిజం లేక జరుగుతుంది అని మీరు అర్థం చేసుకుంటారు.… See more يُراهِن, رِهان… See more বাজি ধরা, নিশ্চয়তা বোঝাতে চাওয়া, বাজি… See more vsadit (na), sázka, vklad… See more bertaruh, taruhan, uang taruhan… See more พนัน, การพนัน, เงินพนัน… See more đánh cuộc, sự đánh cược, tiền cá độ… See more obstawiać, zakładać się, zakład… See more 돈을 걸다, 내기, 베팅… See more scommettere, scommessa, scommettere su… See more
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