Bet | Mean of bet in English Dictionary

/ˈbɛt/

• Noun
• an agreement in which people try to guess what will happen and the person who guesses wrong has to give something (such as money) to the person who guesses right
1. He has a bet on the game.
2. “I'll bet five dollars that my team will beat your team.” “Okay. It's a bet!” [=I agree to the bet]
3. He made a bet with his brother that he could finish his chores first.
4. He and his brother have a bet about who can finish his chores first.
5. He lost the bet and had to pay his brother five dollars.
6. His brother won the bet.
7. He paid his brother five dollars to settle the bet.
• the money or other valuable thing that you could win or lose in a bet
1. What's your bet? [=how much money do you want to risk?]
2. She placed/laid a $10 bet [=wager] on the number five horse.
• a choice made by thinking about what will probably happen
1. It's a good/safe/sure bet that they'll win. [=it is very likely that they will win]
2. I don't know what their decision will be, but my bet is that they'll approve the project. [=I think they'll approve the project]
3. If you want to get there early, your best/surest/safest bet is to take a different road. [=you are most likely to get there early if you take a different road]
• Verb

• to make a bet
1. He bet $5 on the game.
2. I'll bet (you) a dollar that he makes the next shot.
3. I'll bet that he makes the next shot.
4. He always bets that the favorite will win.
5. He lost a lot of money by betting on college football and basketball.
6. He always bets on the favorite (to win).
7. I bet against the favorite and I lost.
8. I wouldn't bet against her. She's very likely to win this race.
• to risk losing (something) when you try to do or achieve something
1. She's willing to bet [=gamble, risk, stake] everything on winning this election.
2. (US, informal) They want to start their own restaurant, but they're not willing to bet the farm on it. [=they're not willing to risk losing everything they have]
• to make decisions that are based on the belief that something will happen or is true
1. Carmakers are betting that people will want to buy larger, more expensive cars this year.
2. We're betting (that) the price of houses will drop.
• to think that something will probably or certainly happen
1. I bet (that) it'll rain tomorrow. [=I think it'll rain tomorrow]
2. You can bet (that) he'll take the money. [=you can be sure that he'll take the money]
3. She says she'll quit her job, but I bet (you) she doesn't do it. [=I don't believe that she'll do it]
4. I'd bet most people feel the same way.
5. I bet you that no one knows we're here.
6. I'll bet you've never seen one of these before. [=you've probably never seen one of these before]
7. I bet you were tired by the end of the trip. [=you must have been tired]
8. “He was so handsome in his new suit.” “I bet he was.” = “I'll bet he was.” [=I'm sure he was]
9. “Are you sure he'll be there?” “Yes, I'd bet my life on it.” [=I am entirely sure]
10. You can bet your bottom dollar he's going to be late! [=you can be sure he's going to be late]