Слово англійською: bet
Дієслово
Переклад bet українською: би́тися об закла́д, поби́тися об закла́д, укла́сти парі́, заклада́тися на що, зроби́ти ста́вку на що
Детальний опис
- [intransitive, transitive] to risk money on a race or an event by trying to predict the result
- You have to be over 16 to bet.
- bet on/against somebody/something doing something I wouldn't bet on them winning the next election.
- Not many people are betting against France retaining their title.
- bet on/against something He likes betting on horses and watching table tennis.
- bet something on something He bet $2 000 on the final score of the game.
- bet something You shouldn't praise a gambler for betting his life savings if he wins.
- bet somebody something (that) She bet me £20 (that) I wouldn't do it.
- bet somebody (that) I bet her (that) the Democrats would not win.
- bet something (that) He bet ten dollars (that) he could write a complete story in just six words.
see also betting, gambleWordfinder- bet
- casino
- chip
- croupier
- gambling
- lottery
- odds
- roulette
- stake
- streak
- [transitive] (informal) used to say that you are almost certain that something is true or that something will happen
- bet (that)… I bet (that) we’re too late.
- You can bet (that) the moment I sit down, the baby will wake up.
- I'm willing to bet (that) the analysts will be wrong.
- bet somebody (that)… I’ll bet you (that) he knows all about it.
More Like This Verbs with two objectsVerbs with two objects- bet
- bring
- build
- buy
- cost
- get
- give
- leave
- lend
- make
- offer
- owe
- pass
- pay
- play
- post
- promise
- read
- refuse
- sell
- send
- show
- sing
- take
- teach
- tell
- throw
- wish
- write
Word Originlate 16th cent.: perhaps a shortening of the obsolete noun abet ‘abetment’.
Idioms bet the farm/ranch on something
- (North American English, informal) to risk everything you have on an investment, a bet, etc.
- The company bet the farm on the new marketing model, only to find that it wasn’t successful.
- used to show that you can understand what somebody is feeling, describing, etc.
- ‘I nearly died when he told me.’ ‘I bet!’
- used to tell somebody that you do not believe what they have just said
- ‘I'm going to tell her what I think of her.’ ‘Yeah, I bet!’
I wouldn’t bet on it | don’t bet on it
- (informal) used to say that you do not think that something is very likely
- ‘She'll soon get used to the idea.’ ‘I wouldn't bet on it.’
- (informal) used instead of ‘yes’ to emphasize that somebody has guessed something correctly or made a good suggestion
- ‘Are you nervous?’ ‘You bet!’
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb2
you can bet your life/your bottom dollar (on something/(that)…)
- (informal) used to say that you are certain that something will happen
- You can bet your bottom dollar that he'll be late.
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2