bet
verb /bet/ (present tense betting, past tense and past participle bet)Definition
C1 [I or T] to risk money on the result of an event or a competition, such as a horse race, in the hope of winning more money: He regularly goes to the races and bets heavily. She bet £500,000 on the horse that came in second. [+ two objects, + (, that, )] I bet you $25 (that) I'll get there before you.Gambling and bookmakingTaking risks B1 [T] informal If 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.Predicting things and intuition
(Definition of bet verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- augur verb
- augury noun
- bellwether noun
- bode verb
- cross sb's hand/palm with silver idiom
- crystal ball noun
- inkling noun
- instinct noun
- intuit verb
- intuition noun
- intuitive adjective
- premonition noun
- presage verb
- prescient adjective
- prophecy noun
- prophesy verb
- put (your) money on sb/sth idiom
- the writing is on the wall idiom
- there's no knowing/telling/saying idiom
- unreasoning adjective
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