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a simple past tense and past participle of bet.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to wager with (something or someone).
verb (used without object)
2.
to make a wager: Do you want to bet?
noun
Idiom3.
a pledge of a forfeit risked on some uncertain outcome; wager: Where do we place our bets?
4.
that which is pledged: a two-dollar bet.
5.
something that is bet on, as a competitor in a sporting event or a number in a lottery: That horse looks like a good bet.
6.
an act or instance of betting: It's a bet, then?
7.
a person, plan of action, etc., considered as being a good alternative; choice: Your best bet is to sell your stocks now.
8.
you bet! Informal. of course! surely!: You bet I'd like to be there!
Origin:
1585–95; perhaps special use of obsolete bet better, in phrase the bet the advantage, i.e., the odds
1585–95; perhaps special use of obsolete bet better, in phrase the bet the advantage, i.e., the odds
Synonyms
1. gamble, stake, risk, hazard, venture, chance.
1. gamble, stake, risk, hazard, venture, chance.
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bet
1590s, in the argot of petty criminals; probably aphetic of abet, or from obsolete beet "to make good," from O.E. bætan "make better, arouse, stimulate," from P.Gmc. *baitjanan. The original notion is perhaps "to improve" a contest by wagering on it, or it is from the
EXPAND"bait" sense in abet. Used since 1852 in various Amer.Eng. slang assertions (cf. you bet "be assured," 1857). Related: Betting.
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