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# bet

«bet» in Mova's school dictionary: **to risk money or something on what you think will happen…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (bet, bets, bet, betting); noun (a bet, bets)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To bet means to risk money or something on what you think will happen, and win more if you are right or lose it if you are wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bet/#m1)

2) A bet is that agreement, or the money risked. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bet/#m2)

3) «I bet» means «I am sure» or «I think it is very likely»: I bet it rains. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bet/#m3)

4) «A good bet» or «your best bet» means a good choice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bet/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, «I bet» is a common way to say you are sure; «you bet!» means «certainly!» (especially in North America). In maths, bets are linked to probability and chance — likely, unlikely, certain. Safety: gambling (betting money) is only legal for adults and can become a harmful habit; dares and bets that involve risky stunts are dangerous. In stories, a bet often starts an adventure (Around the World in 80 Days). Phrases: I bet, you bet, make a bet, place a bet, your best bet, lose a bet.

### examples

- I bet you can't hop on one foot for a minute. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bet/#x1)
- I bet it'll rain on sports day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bet/#x2)
- «Do you want to come?» «You bet!» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bet/#x3)
- He lost a bet and had to wash the car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bet/#x4)
- Your best bet is to ask the librarian. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bet/#x5)
- Betting money is only for adults. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bet/#x6)
- Phileas Fogg made a bet that he could travel around the world in 80 days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bet/#x7)
- "Done! taken!" and so the bet was made. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bet/#x8)

### note

Irregular verb: bet, bet, bet (past is the same: «I bet him yesterday»). Double t: betting. «I bet» in everyday talk usually involves no money at all. Maths: a fair bet depends on probability — a coin landing heads has a 1 in 2 chance.

### In the corpora

- [Until the film makers announce it, who plays James Bond is only guessing by fans and betting sites.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/48-famous-people-are-people/19/)
- [People were betting and «winning».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/448-the-magicians-trick-explained/13/)
- [Betting things on facts can lose you both the thing and the friend; checking together costs nothing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/myths/31-friends-who-cling-to-a-legend/17/)
- [When you lose a fair bet, keeping your word is the honest thing to do.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/myths/35-i-was-wrong-changing-your-mind/20/)
- [Breath-holding contests are dangerous, so this is a bet to walk away from.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/169-bets-dares-and-silly-reasons/1/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bet» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bet/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.