Dictionary Entry
bet
bet is a 3-letter English word with 10 senses as noun, transitive verb, adjective & adjectivedverb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
3 letters · Scrabble 5 · Words With Friends 6 · 10 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
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.
- 2past tense & past participle
of Bet
- 3transitive verb
To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to wager.
- 4
imp. & p. p. of Beat.
- 5adjective & adjectivedverb
An early form of Better.
- 6noun
the act of gambling
"he did it on a bet"
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- 7noun
the money risked on a gamble
- 8verb
have faith or confidence in
"you can count on me to help you any time"
"Look to your friends for support"
- 9verb
maintain with or as if with a bet
"I bet she will be there!"
Synonyms
- 10verb
stake on the outcome of an issue
"I bet $100 on that new horse"
"She played all her money on the dark horse"
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