Толковый словарь английского языка - bet
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I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1592 1. something that is laid, staked, or pledged typically ~ween two parties on the outcome of a contest or a contingent issue ; wager , the act of giving such a pledge, something to wager on, a choice made by consideration of probabilities , II. verb (~; also ~ted; ~ting) Date: 1597 transitive verb 1. to stake on the outcome of an issue or the performance of a contestant, to be able to be sure that, 2. to maintain with or as if with a ~, to make a ~ with, to make a ~ on, intransitive verb to lay a ~, III. abbreviation ~ween
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v. & n. --v. (betting; past and past part. bet or betted) 1 intr. (foll. by on or against with ref. to the outcome) risk a sum of money etc. against another's on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event (esp. the result of a race, game, etc., or the outcome in a game of chance). 2 tr. risk (an amount) on such an outcome or result (bet {pound}10 on a horse). 3 tr. risk a sum of money against (a person). 4 tr. colloq. feel sure (bet they've forgotten it). --n. 1 the act of betting (make a bet). 2 the money etc. staked (put a bet on). 3 colloq. an opinion, esp. a quickly formed or spontaneous one (my bet is that he won't come). 4 colloq. a choice or course of action (she's our best bet). Phrases and idioms you bet you may be sure. Etymology: 16th c.: perh. a shortened form of ABET ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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