| Level | B2 |
|---|---|
| Kind | verb |
| Front | bet |
| IPA | /bet / verb [intransitive, transitive] (present participle betting; past tense, past participle bet or betted) |
| Back | bahse girmek eminim öyledir |
| Back 2 | bet (verb) /bet /
verb [intransitive,
transitive] (present participle betting; past
tense, past participle bet or betted)
1 bet
(sth) (on sth)
to risk money on a race or an event by
trying to predict the result. If you are right, you win money.
bahse girmek
I
wouldn't bet on them winning the next election.
I
bet him £10 he couldn't stop smoking for a week.
SYNONYM GAMBLE1
SYNONYM MONEY
2 (informal)
used to say that you are almost certain
that sth is true or that sth will happen
bahse girerim (ki …)
I
bet he arrives late – he always does.
I
bet you're worried about your exam, aren't you?
IDIOMS
I/I'll bet
(informal)
1 used
to show that you can understand what sb is feeling, describing, etc.
eminim öyledir
‘I
nearly died when he told me.’ ‘I bet!’
2 used to tell sb that you do not believe
what they have just said
eminim, tabii
tabii
‘I'm
going to tell her what I think of her.’ ‘Yeah, I bet!’
you bet
(spoken)
a way of saying ‘Yes, of course!’
elbette, tabii
ki
‘Are
you coming too?’ ‘You bet (I am)!’
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