noun

1. BET, the act of gambling
2. BET, the money risked on a gamble
3. BET, an agreement in which people try to guess what will happen and the person who guesses wrong has to give something (such as money) to the person who guesses right
4. BET, the money or other valuable thing that you could win or lose in a bet
5. BET, a choice made by thinking about what will probably happen

verb

1. BET, have faith or confidence in
2. BET, maintain with or as if with a bet
3. BET, stake on the outcome of an issue
4. BET, to make a bet : to risk losing something (such as money) if your guess about what will happen is wrong
5. BET, to risk losing (something) when you try to do or achieve something
6. BET, to make decisions that are based on the belief that something will happen or is true

1. He has a bet on the game.
2. He made a bet with his brother that he could finish his chores first.
3. He and his brother have a bet about who can finish his chores first.
4. He bet $5 on the game.
5. I'll bet that he makes the next shot.
6. He always bets that the favorite will win.