BET
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bet¹
- /bɛt/
Rhymes with -ɛt
Where it comes from
From 16th-century criminal slang, perhaps from Middle English bet (“something better, advantage, luck”), from Old English bet, bett (“better”, adverb); or, alternatively from abet, from Middle English abet, abette, from Old French abet (“incitement to evil”), from Old French abeter (“to entice”), from a- (“to”) + beter (“hound on, urge, to bait”); ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *baitijan (“to bait, entice”), related to Old English bǣtan (“to bait”). More at abet.
noun bets
- A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event). Dylan owes Fletcher $30 from an unsuccessful bet.
- A candidate (for elections and pageants) or competitor (in multinational sports).
- Indicating a degree of certainty, or that something can be relied upon. It’s a safe bet that it will rain tomorrow.
verb bets · betting · bet · betted
- To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager. I('ll) bet I can run faster than you.
- To be sure of something; to be able to count on something. Fancy going for a drink after work? / You bet I do!
- To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round.
interjection
- Expression of general agreement or acceptance. Let me bust a freestyle then (Alright, bet)
- Exclamation indicating acceptance of a challenge or an absurd proposal. What you may not have stopped to consider is that Big Clit Energy (here referred to as B.C.E.) has been around since... BCE! Eve? She looked sin in the eye and said, “Bet.”
- Exclamation of joy at good fortune. I started making jokes about him feeling like tough sh*t after that presentation haha. Everyone at school geeked his head up [inflated his ego]. He probably got two fruit cups from the lunch lady that day and said, “Bet! I’m gonna keep doing this!”
bet²
- /bɛt/
Rhymes with -ɛt
Where it comes from
From Hebrew בית (bēt).
noun bets
- Alternative form of beth (“Semitic letter”).beth
bet³
- /bɛt/
Rhymes with -ɛt
Where it comes from
Abbreviation.
preposition
- between insert right-hand needle bet 2 sts just knitted
BET⁴
Where it comes from
Named after its inventors Brunauer, Emmett and Teller.
noun
- An adsorption technique used to measure the specific surface area of a solid, typically using nitrogen gas at a temperature of 77 K.
proper noun
- Initialism of Black Entertainment Television.Black Entertainment Television
Bet⁵
proper noun
- A diminutive of the female name Elizabeth.
