Abetverb
To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.
Betnoun
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).
âDylan owes Fletcher $30 from an unsuccessful bet.â;
Abetverb
(transitive) To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
Betnoun
A degree of certainty.
âItâs a safe bet that it will rain tomorrow.â; âItâs an even bet that Jim will come top of the maths test tomorrow.â;
Abetverb
To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action); to maintain.
Betnoun
alternative form of beth
Abetverb
(obsolete) To back up one's forecast of a doubtful issue, by staking money, etc., to bet.
Betverb
To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.
Abetnoun
(obsolete) Fraud or cunning.
Betverb
To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.
âYou bet!â;
Abetnoun
(obsolete) An act of abetting; of helping; of giving aid.
Betverb
(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.
Abetverb
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.
âWould not the fool abet the stealth,Who rashly thus exposed his wealth?â;
Betpreposition
(knitting) between
Abetverb
To support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; - in a good sense.
âOur duty is urged, and our confidence abetted.â;
Betnoun
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.
Abetverb
To contribute, as an assistant or instigator, to the commission of an offense.
Betverb
To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to wager.
âJohn a Gaunt loved him well, and betted much money on his head.â; âI'll bet you two to one I'll make him do it.â;
Abetnoun
Act of abetting; aid.
Bet
imp. & p. p. of Beat.
Abetverb
assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
Betadjective
An early form of Better.
Betnoun
the money risked on a gamble
Betnoun
the act of gambling;
âhe did it on a betâ;
Betverb
maintain with or as if with a bet;
âI bet she will be there!â;
Betverb
stake on the outcome of an issue;
âI bet $100 on that new horseâ; âShe played all her money on the dark horseâ;
Betverb
have faith or confidence in;
âyou can count on me to help you any timeâ; âLook to your friends for supportâ; âYou can bet on that!â; âDepend on your family in times of crisisâ;
Betverb
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
âhe bet on baseball gamesâ; âI would be prepared to bet that he wanted to leaveâ; âmost people would bet their life savings on the prospectâ;
Betverb
risk a sum of money against (someone) on the outcome or likelihood of a future event
âI bet you ÂŁ15 you won't chat her upâ;
Betverb
used to express certainty
âI bet this place is really spooky late at nightâ; âhe'll be surprised to see me, I'll betâ;
Betnoun
an act of betting a sum of money
âshe had a bet on the Derbyâ; âfor a bet he once rode 200 miles in nine hoursâ;
Betnoun
a sum of money staked
âthe bookies are taking bets on his possible successorâ;
Betnoun
a candidate or option offering a specified likelihood of success
âyour best bet is to call the official liquidatorsâ; âCity looked a good bet for victoryâ;
Betnoun
one's opinion about a future event
âmy bet is that Arsenal won't win anythingâ;