Meaning of bet | Babel Free
ˈbɛtDefinitions
- A diminutive of the female name Elizabeth
- A diminutive of the female name Elizabeth.
- bet, wager (an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner)
- An adsorption technique used to measure the specific surface area of a solid, typically using nitrogen gas at a temperature of 77 K.
- 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).
- third-person singular present indicative
- To make or place a bet.
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A candidate (for elections and pageants) or competitor (in multinational sports). Philippines, figuratively, informal
- second-person singular imperative
- Of course; surely.
- Indicating a degree of certainty, or that something can be relied upon.
- feminine singular of apuesto
- beth.
- Trademark. Black Entertainment Television (cable TV channel).
- between.
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(often with on) to gamble (usually with money) eg on a racehorse. I'm betting on that horse. wed يُراهِنُ обзалагам се apostar vsadit (na) wetten spille; vædde στοιχηματίζωapostar kihlvedu sõlmima شرط بستن؛ قمار کردن lyödä vetoa parier לְהָמֵר दांव लगाना kladiti se fogad bertaruh veðja scommettere su 賭ける 돈을 걸다 statyti sumą, lošti []derēt bertaruh weddenvedde, satse, spille påstawiać شرط تړل apostar a paria (pe) делать ставки staviť (na) staviti (na) kladiti se spela (satsa) på พนัน bahse girm... often with
- an equal chance. weddenskap فُرْصَةٌ مُتَساويَه равен шанс chances iguais sázka při rovných šancích eine ausgeglichene Wette lige store chancer 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 sja...
- to bet. Are you willing to take a bet on whether he'll come or not? weddenskap يُراهِنُ залагам apostar vsadit se eine Wette abschließen vædde på 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 weddenvedde på przyjąć zakład شرط تړنه کول apostar a paria заключать пари staviť sa sprejeti stavo opkladiti se slå vad [om] พนัน bahse gir...
- certainly; of course. dit kan jy glo, doodseker بِكُلِّ تأْكيد، بِدون أدْنى شَك естествено com certeza samozřejmě aber sicher det kan du være sikker på; det kan du vædde på σίγουρα ¡ya lo creo! kindlasti حتماً؛ اختیار دارید taatusti et comment!בטוח 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 تاسو اختیار لری com certeza bineînţeles, desigur конечно; ещ...
- 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: made a bet that it would stop raining before 2:00.
Equivalents
Examples
“Dylan owes Fletcher $30 from an unsuccessful bet.”
“It’s a safe bet that it will rain tomorrow.”
“There's a decent bet that we'll be able to reach the top of that hill in an hour.”
“It’s an even bet that Jim will come top of the maths test tomorrow.”
“There's a good bet that Sally will arrive later.”
CEFR level
A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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