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n. wedden--------v. weddenbet1[ bet] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉2 inzet3 iets waarop men wedt ⇒ kans, keuze4 mening♦voorbeelden:lay/make/place a bet (on something) • wedden (op iets)what's the bet he doesn't do it • wedden dat hij het niet doet4 my bet is that he won't win • ik wed/durf erop te wedden dat hij niet wint————————bet2〈werkwoord; betted of ook bet, bet〉♦voorbeelden:‘I reckon he'll do it’ ‘you bet (he will)!’ • ‘volgens mij doet hij het’ ‘nou en of/uiteraard!’‘John's quite happy about the result’ ‘I bet he is’ • ‘John is best tevreden over het resultaat’ ‘dat kan ik me voorstellen’‘perhaps I'll go after all’ ‘I bet you will’ • ‘misschien ga ik toch’ ‘ja, ja, dat wil ik weleens zien’ -
2 my bet is that he won't win
ik wed/durf erop te wedden dat hij niet wint
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bet — bet1 S1 [bet] v past tense and past participle bet present participle betting 1.) [I and T] to risk money on the result of a race, game, competition, or other future event →↑gamble ▪ How much do you want to bet? bet (sb) that ▪ He bet me £10 that … Dictionary of contemporary English
bet\ one's\ boots — • bet one s boots • bet one s bottom dollar • bet one s shirt v. phr. informal 1. To bet all you have. This horse will win. I would bet my bottom dollar on it. Jim said he would bet his boots that he would pass the examination. 2. • bet one s… … Словарь американских идиом
bet\ one's\ bottom\ dollar — • bet one s boots • bet one s bottom dollar • bet one s shirt v. phr. informal 1. To bet all you have. This horse will win. I would bet my bottom dollar on it. Jim said he would bet his boots that he would pass the examination. 2. • bet one s… … Словарь американских идиом
bet\ one's\ life — • bet one s boots • bet one s bottom dollar • bet one s shirt v. phr. informal 1. To bet all you have. This horse will win. I would bet my bottom dollar on it. Jim said he would bet his boots that he would pass the examination. 2. • bet one s… … Словарь американских идиом
bet\ one's\ shirt — • bet one s boots • bet one s bottom dollar • bet one s shirt v. phr. informal 1. To bet all you have. This horse will win. I would bet my bottom dollar on it. Jim said he would bet his boots that he would pass the examination. 2. • bet one s… … Словарь американских идиом
bet — has past and past participle forms bet and betted; both are correct although bet is preferable, and is more common in BrE and (even more) in AmE. But betted is also found • (I d have betted you wouldn t be much good at taking somebody out… … Modern English usage
bet — I UK [bet] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms bet : present tense I/you/we/they bet he/she/it bets present participle betting past tense bet past participle bet ** to risk an amount of money by saying what you think will happen,… … English dictionary
bet — I n. 1) to make a bet 2) to place a bet on 3) to accept, take a bet 4) a side bet 5) a bet that + clause (she made a bet that her team would win) 6) on a bet (he did it on a bet) 7) (misc.) to hedge one s bets ( to protect oneself by placing… … Combinatory dictionary
bet — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good, safe, sure ▪ fair ▪ bad ▪ risky ▪ outside (= with a v … Collocations dictionary
win — v. & n. v. (winning; past and past part. won) 1 tr. acquire or secure as a result of a fight, contest, bet, litigation, or some other effort (won some money; won my admiration). 2 tr. be victorious in (a fight, game, race, etc.). 3 intr. a be the … Useful english dictionary
bet — 1 past tense and past participle bet or bettedpresent participle betting verb 1 (I, T) to risk money on the result of a race, game, competition, or other future event: bet (sb) that: Sean bet that I wouldn t pass my exam. | bet (sth) on: She bet… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English