Word: Bet
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 16th century: perhaps a shortening of the obsolete noun abet ‘abetment’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bɛt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
risk a sum of money or valued item against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event such as a race or game
Short Definition:risk money or valued item
Examples:- he bet on baseball games
- I would be prepared to bet that he wanted to leave
- most people would bet their life savings on the prospect
Definition:
used to express certainty
Short Definition:expressing certainty
Examples:- I bet this place is really spooky late at night
- he'll be surprised to see me, I'll bet
Word: Bet
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bɛt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an act of betting a sum of money
Short Definition:act of betting
Examples:- she had a bet on the Derby
- for a bet he once rode 200 miles in nine hours
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