Abet vs. Bet — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Abet and Bet
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Definitions
Abet➦
To approve, encourage, and support (an action or a plan of action); urge and help on.
Bet➦
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
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
Abet➦
To urge, encourage, or help (a person)
Abetted the thief in robbing the bank.
Bet➦
Used to express certainty
I bet this place is really spooky late at night
He'll be surprised to see me, I'll bet
Abet➦
(transitive) To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
Aid and abet
Bet➦
An act of betting a sum of money
She had a bet on the Derby
For a bet he once rode 200 miles in nine hours
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Abet➦
(transitive) To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action); to maintain.
Bet➦
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.
Abet➦
To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.
Bet➦
An amount or object risked in a wager; a stake
A bet of $50.
Abet➦
(obsolete) To back up one's forecast of a doubtful issue, by staking money, etc., to bet.
Bet➦
One on which a stake is or can be placed
Our team is a sure bet to win.
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Abet➦
(obsolete) Fraud or cunning.
Bet➦
A plan or an option considered with regard to its probable consequence
Your best bet is to make reservations ahead of time.
Abet➦
(obsolete) An act of abetting; of helping; of giving aid.
Bet➦
(Informal) A view or opinion, especially about something that cannot be known at the present time
My bet is that the rain will hold off. My bet is he didn't do it.
Abet➦
To instigate or encourage by aid or countenance; - used in a bad sense of persons and acts; as, to abet an ill-doer; to abet one in his wicked courses; to abet vice; to abet an insurrection.
Would not the fool abet the stealth,Who rashly thus exposed his wealth?
Bet➦
To stake (an amount, for example) in a bet.
Abet➦
To support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; - in a good sense.
Our duty is urged, and our confidence abetted.
Bet➦
To make a bet with
I bet them that we would be first.
Abet➦
To contribute, as an assistant or instigator, to the commission of an offense.
Bet➦
To make a bet on (a contestant or an outcome).
Abet➦
Act of abetting; aid.
Bet➦
To maintain confidently, as if making a bet
I bet they were surprised by the news.
Abet➦
Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
Bet➦
To make or place a bet.
Bet➦
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).
Dylan owes Fletcher $30 from an unsuccessful bet.
Bet➦
A candidate (for elections and pageants).
Bet➦
A degree of certainty.
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.
Bet➦
Alternative form of beth
Bet➦
To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.
Bet➦
To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.
Fancy going for a drink after work?
You bet I do!
You bet I do!
Bet➦
(poker) To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round.
Bet➦
(knitting) between
Bet➦
That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act of giving such a pledge; a wager.
Bet➦
To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to wager.
John a Gaunt loved him well, and betted much money on his head.
I'll bet you two to one I'll make him do it.
Bet➦
An early form of Better.
Bet➦
The money risked on a gamble
Bet➦
The act of gambling;
He did it on a bet
Bet➦
Maintain with or as if with a bet;
I bet she will be there!
Bet➦
Stake on the outcome of an issue;
I bet $100 on that new horse
She played all her money on the dark horse
Bet➦
Have faith or confidence in;
You can count on me to help you any time
Look to your friends for support
You can bet on that!
Depend on your family in times of crisis