bet

verb3

1. •
   to put money on a guess about what will happen, hoping to win more if it is right

   • I('ll) bet I can run faster than you.
   • I bet you dinner at the Ritz that you can't run faster than me.
2. •
   To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round.
3. •
   To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.

   • Fancy going for a drink after work? / You bet I do!

exclamation3

1. •
   (US, slang) Expression of general agreement or acceptance.

   • He asked if KRS could come by and meet up with a few of us there on Monday night, as he wanted to show him the church and have me build with him. Aight, bet. — 2008
2. •
   (US, slang) Exclamation indicating acceptance of a challenge or an absurd proposal.

   • What you may not have stopped to consider is that Big Clit Energy (here referred to as B.C.E.) has been around since... BCE! Eve? She looked sin in the eye and said, “Bet.” — 2018
3. •
   (US, slang) Exclamation of joy at good fortune.

noun3

1. •
   A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).

   • Dylan owes Fletcher $30 from an unsuccessful bet.
2. •
   Indicating a degree of certainty, or that something can be relied upon.

   • It’s a safe bet that it will rain tomorrow.
   • There's a decent bet that we'll be able to reach the top of that hill in an hour.
3. •
   (informal, figurative) A candidate (for elections and pageants) or competitor (in multinational sports).

preposition1

1. •
   between

   • insert right-hand needle bet 2 sts just knitted — 1998

preposition1

1. •
   Abbreviation of between.

noun1

1. •
   An adsorption technique used to measure the specific surface area of a solid, typically using nitrogen gas at a temperature of 77 K.