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Definitions of you bet words

verb with object you bet to wager with (something or someone). 1
verb without object you bet to make a wager: Do you want to bet? 1
noun you bet a pledge of a forfeit risked on some uncertain outcome; wager: Where do we place our bets? 1
noun you bet that which is pledged: a two-dollar bet. 1
noun you bet something that is bet on, as a competitor in a sporting event or a number in a lottery: That horse looks like a good bet. 1
noun you bet an act or instance of betting: It's a bet, then? 1

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

1585-95; perhaps special use of obsolete bet better, in phrase the bet the advantage, i.e., the odds

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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