betted

Meaning of betted

verb, past tense
  1. risk a sum of money or valued item against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event such as a race or game.
    he bet on baseball games
    I would be prepared to bet that he wanted to leave
    most people would bet their life savings on the prospect
  2. used to express certainty.
    I bet this place is really spooky late at night
    he'll be surprised to see me, I'll bet

late 16th century: perhaps a shortening of the obsolete noun abet ‘abetment’.

Information about betted

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of betted

bet-ted

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • betted is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

betted synonyms

Meaning risk (a sum of money or valued item) against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event; bet:

wager

Meaning play games of chance for money; bet:

gamble

Meaning support (a plant) with a stake or stakes:

stake

Meaning expose (someone or something valued) to danger, harm, or loss:

risk

Meaning undertake a risky or daring journey or course of action:

venture

Meaning put (something) at risk of being lost:

hazard

Meaning do something by accident or without intending to:

chance

Meaning move to or place in a particular position:

put

Meaning put in a particular position:

place

Meaning form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence:

speculate

Meaning travel in a punt:

punt

Meaning regard (something) as likely to happen:

expect

Meaning say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something:

predict

Words that rhyme with betted

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