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1 bet
[bet] 1. past tense, past participles - bet, betted; verb((often with on) to gamble (usually with money) eg on a racehorse: I'm betting on that horse.) staviti (na)2. noun1) (an act of betting: I won my bet.) stava2) (a sum of money betted: Place your bets.) stava•- take a bet
- you bet* * *I [bet]intransitive verb & transitive verb(on, against) stavitiAmerican misliti; slang you bet! — to se razume!I bet you! — seveda!; bodite prepričan(i)I'll bet my life (a cookie, my boots, my hat, my bottom dollar) — glavo stavimII [bet]nounstava -
2 better
['betə]comparative; = good* * *I [bétə]nountisti, ki staviII [bétə]adjectiveboljši; primernejši; ki se bolje počutihe is better than his word — naredi še več, kot je obljubilthe better hand — prednost, premočIII [bétə]adverbbolje, primernejeto be better off — biti v boljšem položaju, biti premožnejšiI had better start — bolje bi bilo, če bi že začelyou had better not — bolje ne!, tega vam ne svetujemI know better — ne boste me ukanili, ne dam se potegniti za nosAmerican colloquially you'd better believe it — lahko mi verjamešso much the better, all the better — tem boljeIV [bétə]nounto get the better of — premagati, prekositiV [bétə]1.transitive verbpopraviti, izboljšati, izpopolniti, preseči;2.intransitive verbpopraviti, spopolniti, poboljšati se, napredovati -
3 abet
[ə'bet]past tense, past participle - abetted; verb(to help or encourage to do something wrong: He abetted his cousin in robbing the bank.) nagovarjati k* * *[əbét]transitive verbpodpirati, pomagati; dajati potuho, hujskati -
4 wager
['wei‹ə] 1. noun(a bet: We made a wager that he would win.) stava2. verb(to bet (something) on the chance of something happening: I'll wager (ten dollars) that I can jump further than you.) staviti* * *[wéidžə]1.nounstava, predmet stave; vložek; obsolete zalog, zastava, poroštvowager of battle history poziv k dvoboju s strani obtoženca, da bi dokazal svojo nedolžnostwager of law juridically history rešitev, zaključek pravde s pomočjo zapriseženih prič;2.transitive verbstaviti za, staviti na, staviti s kom ( that da); intransitive verb skleniti stavo, staviti; history ponuditi se za (dvo)boj -
5 boot
[bu:t] 1. noun1) (a covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, usually made of leather etc: a pair of suede boots.) škorenj2) ((American trunk) a place for luggage in a motor-car etc.) prtljažnik2. verb(to kick: He booted the ball out of the goal.) brcniti- give- get the boot* * *I [bu:t]1.nounarchaickorist, prednostto boot — povrh za nameček, zravento no boot — zaman;2.transitive verb archaickoristitiII [bu:t]nounškorenj, čevelj; prtljažnik; zaščitno usnje za konjsko nogo; sport dober udarec (pri nogometu); španski škorenj (mučilno orodje)slang to give the boot — odpustitislang to get the boot — zgubiti službo, biti odpuščento die in one's boots, to die with one's boots on — umreti nasilne smrtislang like old boots — energično, prizadevnoover shoes over boots — na vrat na nos, kdor reče A, naj reče tudi Bmilitary boot and saddle! — zajahajte konje!, na konje!top boots — zavihani škornji, vihaleIII [bu:t]transitive verb & intransitive verbobuti (se); brcniti; odpustiti iz službeto boot out ( —ali round) — spoditi, izgnati -
6 lay
I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) položiti, odložiti, predložiti2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) položiti3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) pripraviti4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) poleči5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) razpršiti6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) (z)nesti7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) staviti•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) stopničasto pristriči- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) laičen2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) navaden•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.)* * *I [lei]1.transitive verbpoložiti, polagati, odložiti, odlagati, postaviti; (z)nesti jajca, pripraviti (kurjavo, mizo) prekriti podložiti obložiti ( with, tla itd. s čim); nanesti (barvo); predložiti, vložiti (npr. zahtevo, before pri); pripisati, pripisovati (to komu); zasnovati (načrt); poleči (žito); pomiriti, umiriti, ublažiti (veter, valove); military nameriti (top); splesti (vrv); naložiti (kazen), na.ložiti jih komu; zastaviti (čast, glavo); vulgar spolno občevati;2.intransitive verbvaliti (jajca); stavitito lay an accusation against — obtožiti, vložiti tožboto lay bare — razgaliti, odkritito lay one's bones — položiti svoje kosti, pokopatito lay claim to — postaviti svojo zahtevo; zahtevati kaj zaseto lay the cloth ( —ali the table) — pogrniti, pripraviti mizoto lay the dust — poškropiti, da se poleže prahto lay eyes on — zagledati, opazitito lay fault to s.o. — pripisati komu krivdoto lay one's finger on — s prstom kaj pokazati, najtito lay a finger on — položiti roko na koga, tepstito lay for — zalezovati, čakati v zasedito lay hands on — dobiti v roke, polastiti se, dvigniti roko na kogato lay hands on o.s. — napraviti samomorto lay hold on ( —ali of) — zgrabiti, prijeti; figuratively ujeti se za kajto lay one's hopes on — veliko pričakovati od, staviti upe nato lay heads together — stikati glave, posvetovati seto lay s.th. to heart — gnati si kaj k srau, položiti na srceto lay low ( —ali in the dust) — podreti, pobiti na tla; figuratively ponižatito lay open — odkriti, razodetito lay o.s. open — izpostaviti seto lay s.th. on the shelf — odložiti kakšno deloto lay (great, little) store upon — pripisovati (veliko, majhno) važnost čemuto lay s.o. under an obligation — naložiti komu nalogoto lay s.o. under necessity — prisiliti kogato lay s.o. under contribution — pripraviti koga, da kaj prispevato lay the whip to s.o.'s back — (pre)bičati kogaII [lei]preteriteod lie4III [lei]noun(zemljepisna) lega, položaj; smer, usmerjenost; delitev ribiškega ulova; slang delo, poklic; American delež pri dobičku, zaslužek, cena, nakupni pogojithe lay of the land — topografska lega; figuratively situacija, položajIV [lei]adjectiveposveten, laičenlay clerk — cerkveni pevec, župnijski pisarlay lord — član angl. Zgornjega dorna, ki se ne bavi z zakonodajoV [lei]nounpoetically pesem, napev, balada -
7 win
[win] 1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) zmagati2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) dobiti3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) pridobiti2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) zmaga- winner- winning
- winning-post
- win over
- win the day
- win through* * *I [win]nouncolloquially dobivanje; dobljena igra; dobiček; uspeh, zmagaII [win]transitive verbdobiti ( from od), pridobiti, doseči; zaslužiti, dobiti pri kartanju, v igri; military osvojiti, priti (do cilja); pregovoriti, premamiti; intransitive verb zmagati, biti zmagovalec, imeti uspeh, priti do ciljato win one's blue — dobiti pravico za nošenje modre oznake (Oɔfordske ali Cambridgeske univerze) po nastopih na dirkah, tekmahto win s.o. to consent — pregovoriti koga k privolitvito win fame (fortune, a victory) — doseči slavo (bogastvo, zmago)to win home — priti, dospeti domovto win £ 3 off s.o. — dobiti ʌ funte od koga v igrito win to the shore — doseči obalo, priti do obale, bregato win one's spurs figuratively postati vitezto win the toss — dobiti pri igri za denar, pri kartanju za denarto win one's way — priti do, doseči; napraviti svojo pot, prispeti; prodreti, uspetito win a wife — dobiti si, najti ženo (za zakon)III [win]Scottish dialectal transitive verb sušiti (seno) na zraku; plati (žito) -
8 back
[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) hrbet2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) hrbet3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) hrbtna stran, zadnji del4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) branilec2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) zadnji3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) nazaj2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) stran3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) zadaj4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) nazaj5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) nazaj4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) vzvratno peljati2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) podpreti3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) staviti na•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) z backhandom; nazaj nagnjeno- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat* * *I [bæk]nounhrbet, hrbtišče; zadnja, spodnja stran; naslonilo, hrbtnik; velik čeber, sod; sport branilec, zaščitnikat the back — zabehind the back of s.o. figuratively za hrbtom komuto break the back of s.th. — opraviti glavni del nalogeto have s.o. on one's back — imeti koga na vratuto see the back of s.o. — znebiti se kogato turn one's back upon s.o. — obračati hrbet komu, zapustiti kogaII [bæk]adjectivehrbten; nazadujoč, zaostal; zadnji; zastarel, nazadnjaškiback number — stara številka (časopisa); slang nemoderen človek, starokopitnež; zastarel načinto take a back seat — imeti skromno službo, ne siliti v ospredjeIII [bæk]adverbnazaj; zadaj; nekoč, prej; spet, znovato go back on s.o. — pustiti koga na cediluto pay s.o. back (in his own coin) — vrniti komu milo za dragoto go back from ( —ali upon) one's word — besedo snesti, preklicatito hang back — mečkati, omahovatito talk ( —ali answer) back — ugovarjati, oporekatiIV [bæk]1.intransitive verbnazaj stopiti, umikati se; zmuzniti se;2.transitive verbnazaj potisniti, nazaj gnati, nazaj voziti; podpreti, podpirati; pomagati; staviti; (o)krepiti; biti opora; biti ozadje; indosiratito back a horse — zajahati konja; staviti na konjato back the wrong horse — ušteti se, staviti na napačno kartoto back the oars, to back astern — nazaj veslatito back and fill — kolebati, ne se odločitito back on s.o. — izdati koga, pustiti ga na cedilumarine back her! — vozi nazaj! -
9 field
[fi:ld] 1. noun1) (a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc: Our house is surrounded by fields.) polje2) (a wide area: playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc).) igrišče3) (a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found: an oil-field; a coalfield.) nahajališče4) (an area of knowledge, interest, study etc: in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest.) področje5) (an area affected, covered or included by something: a magnetic field; in his field of vision.) polje6) (an area of battle: the field of Waterloo; ( also adjective) a field-gun.) bojišče2. verb((in cricket, basketball etc) to catch (the ball) and return it.) ujeti in vrniti- fieldwork* * *I [fi:ld]nounpolje, njiva; igrišče; bojišče; tekmovalci, moštvo; igralec kriketa (ki odbija napad); vojskovanje, bitka; področje, torišče, poprišče, terenAmerican field strawberry — gozdna jagodato lose the field — biti premagan, zgubitito hold the field — ne se vdati, vztrajatito keep the field — ne se vdati, ne popustitifield of vision, field of sight — vidno poljeII [fi:ld]1.intransitive verbigrati na igrišču;2.transitive verbrazporediti moštvo na igrišču; ujeti, vreči, odbiti žogo -
10 hedge
[he‹] 1. noun(a line of bushes etc planted so closely together that their branches form a solid mass, grown round the edges of gardens, fields etc.) živa meja2. verb1) (to avoid giving a clear answer to a question.) izmikati se2) ((with in or off) to enclose (an area of land) with a hedge.) ograditi z živo mejo•- hedgehog- hedgerow* * *I [hedž]adjectivemanjvreden, zakoten; zloglasen, prostaškiII [hedž]nounživa meja, živica, seč; figuratively zapreka, pregraja; economy zavarovanje proti izgubi (z drugim kritjem)quickset hedge — živa meja (iz dreves, grmovja)figuratively stone hedge — zid, pregrajait doesn't grow on every hedge — ne raste na vsakem grmu, se redko najdeto sit on the hedge — ne izreči se, biti pol ptič pol mišIII [hedž]1.transitive verbograditi z živo mejo, zagraditi (in, off; about); zapreti, obdati ( off); utesniti, ovirati (in, up); spraviti v zadrego (in); economy zavarovati, kriti, zavarovati se pred izgubo;2.intransitive verbizmikati se, izvijati se, previdno se izražatieconomy zavarovati se, kriti se, skleniti zavarovalno kupčijo; napraviti živo mejo; economy hedgeed in by clauses — klavzuliran -
11 stake
[steik] I noun(a strong stick or post, especially a pointed one used as a support or as part of a fence.) kolII 1. noun(a sum of money risked in betting: He and his friends enjoy playing cards for high stakes.) vložek pri stavi2. verb(to bet or risk (money or something of value): I'm going to stake $5 on that horse.) staviti- at stake* * *I [stéik]nounkol, drog; oporni kol; mučilni kol; mejni kol (steber); majhno nakovalo; sport drog kot zapreka (za preskakovanje pri konjskih dirkah)the stake figuratively grmada, smrt na grmadito pull up stakes American slang iti proč, odseliti seII [stéik]transitive verbopremiti, podpreti s koli; privezati (žival) na kol; predreti s kolom; nakoličiti (koga) (kazen)to stake off a claim — s količki označiti zemljišče, ki ga nekdo vzame pri naselitviIII [stéik]nounvložek (zastavek) (pri igri, pri stavi); figuratively interes, delež; plural vloženi denar v stave pri konjskih dirkah; nagrada, dobiček; konjske dirke; figuratively rizik, tveganje, nevarnostmaiden stakes — dirka le s konji, ki še niso nikoli zmagalito be at stake — biti na kocki (v nevarnosti, v vprašanju)what is at stake? — za kaj gre?to sweep the stakes — dobiti vse stavne vložke (na dirki), pospraviti ves dobičekIV [stéik]transitive verbstaviti (denar) (on na), figuratively staviti na kocko; nesigurno vložiti (denar); zastaviti dobro besedo (on za); American slang pomagati (komu) na noge, podpreti (koga) -
12 bottom
['botəm]1) (the lowest part of anything: the bottom of the sea.) dno2) (the part of the body on which a person sits.) zadnjica•- be at the bottom of
- get to the bottom of* * *I [bɔtəm]noundno, tla; vznožje; nižava, dolina; podlaga, osnova; vulgar zadnjica; sedalo; ladijsko dno, ladja; usedlina, gošča; figuratively vzrok, razlog; colloquially vztrajnost; enica (prestava v motorju); najoddaljenejši kraj; spodnje čelo mize, oseba, ki tam sediat (the) bottom — dejansko, pravzaprav, v resnicito act ( —ali stand) (up) on one's own bottom — delati na svojo roko (odgovornost), biti neodvisento be at the bottom of s.th. — biti pravi vzrok česato be embarked in the same bottom — imeti isto usodo, udeležiti se iste stvarito go to the bottom — potopiti se, utonitito knock the bottom out of — dokazati neresnico, ovreči, podminiratito touch bottom — nasesti; figuratively zaiti v hude težavebottom up! — izpij do dna!, eks!II [bɔtəm]adjectivenajnižji; zadnji; osnovenAmerican to bet one's bottom dollar — glavo stavitiIII [bɔtəm]1.transitive verbnarediti dno; preiskati do dna; figuratively dognati, popolnoma razumeti;2.intransitive verbpriti do dna; (on) temeljiti na čem -
13 warrant
['worənt] 1. verb1) (to justify: A slight cold does not warrant your staying off work.) upravičiti2) (an old word to state confidently or (be willing to) bet that: I'll warrant he's gone riding instead of doing his work.) biti prepričan2. noun(something that gives authority, especially a legal document giving the police the authority for searching someone's house, arresting someone etc: The police have a warrant for his arrest.) nalog* * *I [wɔrənt]nounporoštvo, jamstvo; porok; pooblastilo, polnomočje; pravica, upravičenost, utemeljitev, opravičilo, razlog; izvršilni nalog, mandat, naročilo; potrdilo, spričevalo, izkaz; nakazilo za izplačilo; skladiščni list; military nautical patentsearch warrant — mandat, nalog za preiskavoto take out a warrant against s.o. juridically izdati zaporni ukaz za kogaII [wɔrənt]transitive verbpooblastiti; avtorizirati; jamčiti, garantirati; upravičiti, utemeljiti; (ob)varovati (from, against pred); potrditi, dokazatiI warrant this report to be true — jamčim, da je to poročilo resničnoIII [wɔrənt]nounBritish English spodnja plast glinastega skrilavca (v premogovnikih) -
14 off
(to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) zaznamovati čas prihoda na delo in odhoda z dela* * *I [ɔ(:)f]adverb1.(smer, večinoma v zvezi z glagoli) stran, proč ( he rode ŋ odjahal je);2.3.od, proč, dol, raz ( off with your hat odkrij se);4.ugasnjen, izklopljen, zaprt (radio, luč, plin itd.);5.prekinjen, končan, razprodan ( the bet is ŋ stava ne velja več, the whole thing is ŋ vse je padlo v vodo, oranges are ŋ pomaranč ni več);6.(dela) prost ( to take a day ŋ vzeti si prost dan);7.čisto, do kraja ( to drink ŋ vse izpiti, to sell ŋ razprodati);8.economy (trg) medel, slab ( the market is ŋ);9.ne sveže, pokvarjeno (hrana);10.sportne v formi;11.Americanv zmoti ( you are off on that point motiš se v tem);razno: be off!, off you go!, off with you! — odidi, proč s teboj!to be off — oditi, motiti se, biti prismojen (navadno a little ŋ), biti odpovedanright off, straight off — takojto see s.o. off — spremiti koga, ki odpotujehow are you off for? — kako si kaj z (denarjem)?II [ɔ(:)f]preposition (proč, stran) odoff duty — prost, ne v službislang off one's feed — brez apetitato get s.th. off one's chest — olajšati si dušo, izpovedatislang off one's head — prismojen, norkeep off the grass! — ne hodi po travioff the map — izbrisan, ki je izginilsport off side — nedovoljen del igriščaoff the point — nevažno, nebistveno, ki ne spada k stvariIII [ɔ(:)f]adjectivebolj oddaljen; stranski (ulica); figuratively postranski; desni (konj, stran česa, stran pri kriketu); prost (dan); slabši od običajnega; (zlasti economy) manjvreden, slabše kakovosti, ki ne ustreza ( off size); neverjeten; nesvež (sadje)an off chance — slabo upanje, majhna verjetnostoff colour — slabše barve (dragulj), bled, nezdrav (človek)off day — prost dan, figuratively slab danoff guard — nepazljiv, nečuječ, nepripravljenBritish English the off side of the road — desna stran ceste, bolj oddaljena stranIV [ɔ(:)f]noundesna stran pri kriketuV [ɔ(:)f]transitive verbcolloquially odpovedati, razveljaviti (pogodbo); zapustiti, oditi -
15 put on
1) (to switch on (a light etc): Put the light on!) prižgati2) (to dress oneself in: Which shoes are you going to put on?) obleči se, obuti3) (to add or increase: The car put on speed; I've put on weight.) povečati4) (to present or produce (a play etc): They're putting on `Hamlet' next week.) uprizoriti5) (to provide (eg transport): They always put on extra buses between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m.) zagotoviti6) (to make a false show of; to pretend: She said she felt ill, but she was just putting it on.) pretvarjati se7) (to bet (money) on: I've put a pound on that horse to win.) staviti* * *transitive verb obleči, obuti, dati (klobuk na glavo), natakniti (očala), namazati se (z ličilom); pretvarjati se, hliniti; staviti ( to put a fiver on a horse staviti na konja); pomakniti naprej (kazalce); odpreti (plin), dodati (paro), prižgati (luč, radio), pospešiti (tempo); dodati (posebni vlak); zategniti (zavoro, vijak); theatre postaviti na oder, uprizoriti; naložiti (kazen); sport dobiti točko, napraviti golto put on airs — postavljati se, šopiriti seto put on the dog — postavljati se, bahati secolloquially to put it on — pretirano zaračunatifiguratively to put it on thick — pretiravatihis modesty is put on — njegova skromnost je narejena, je samo pretvezato put s.o. on a job — zaupati, dati komu deloto put s.o. on to — namigniti komu kaj, spraviti koga na neko misel -
16 you
[ju:]1) ((used as the subject or object of a verb, or as the object of a preposition) the person(s) etc spoken or written to: You look well!; I asked you a question; Do you all understand?; Who came with you?) vi, ti2) (used with a noun when calling someone something, especially something unpleasant: You idiot!; You fools!) ti, vi* * *[ju:, ju, jə]pronoun vi, vas, vam; ti, te(be), t(eb)iyou blockhead! — ti (vi) tepec!you fool! — ti norec!you're another! — hvala, enako! (odgovor na psovko)you bet (your life) slang na to se lahko zaneseš, (glavo) stavim za toget you gone! — poberi(te) se!come here all of you! — pridite sem vsi!
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bet — Ⅰ. bet ► VERB (betting; past and past part. bet or betted) 1) risk money or property against another s on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event such as a race or game. 2) informal feel sure. ► NOUN 1) an act of bett … English terms dictionary
bet*/ — [bet] (past tense past participle bet) verb [I/T] I to risk an amount of money by saying what you think will happen in a race or game Thousands of people bet on the result of the match.[/ex] I bet £10 on each of the horses.[/ex] He bet me £20… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
bet — [c]/bɛt / (say bet) verb (bet or betted, betting) –verb (t) 1. to pledge as a forfeit to another who makes a similar pledge in return, in support of an opinion; stake; wager: *Well, I ll bet you a new saddle you take a gin before a twelvemonth s… …
bet — ▪ I. bet bet 1 [bet] verb bet PTandPP or betted betting PRESPART [intransitive, transitive] … Financial and business terms
bet — verb (bets, betting; past and past participle bet or betted) 1》 risk a sum of money or other valued item against someone else s on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event such as a race or game. 2》 informal used to express certainty:… … English new terms dictionary
bet — 1590s, as both a verb and noun, in the argot of petty criminals, of unknown origin; probably aphetic of ABET (Cf. abet) or else from obsolete beet to make good, from O.E. bætan make better, arouse, stimulate, from P.Gmc. *baitjanan, in which case … Etymology dictionary
bet on — verb place a bet on (Freq. 4) Which horse are you backing? I m betting on the new horse • Syn: ↑back, ↑gage, ↑stake, ↑game, ↑punt • … Useful english dictionary
bet dollars to donuts — verb To suggest that something is very likely to be true or that one has a strong hunch about something. Related to the earlier bet dollars to buttons and bet dollars to dumplings that appeared in the 1880s, meaning almost certain because the… … Wiktionary
bet — /bet/ noun an amount deposited when you risk money on the result of a race or of a game ■ verb to risk money on the result of something ● He bet £100 on the result of the election. ● I bet you £25 the dollar will rise against the pound … Dictionary of banking and finance
bet|ted — «BEHT ihd», verb. bet; a past tense and past participle of bet1 … Useful english dictionary
bet up — verb To make ones bet … Wiktionary