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The Meaning of bet

  • (n.) That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act of giving such a pledge; a wager.
  • (imp. & p. p.) of Bet
  • (v. t.) To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to wager.
  • () imp. & p. p. of Beat.
  • (a. & adv.) An early form of Better.

Synonyms

wager , interest , stake , stakes , post , play , look , count , reckon , depend , calculate , make for , bring , flirt , represent , work , dally , recreate , toy , roleplay , playact , wreak , run , fiddle , spiel , diddle , meet , act , act as , encounter , trifle , take on , figure , seem , suppose , work out , appear , weigh , view , front , estimate , numerate , expect , see , compute , search , think , cypher , opine , aim , imagine , await , enumerate , cipher , direct , number , guess , face , attend , regard , wait , consider , forecast , take care , matter , account , count on , predict , foretell , prognosticate , call , forebode , anticipate , promise

Homophones

bett

Rhymes

abbett , abet , alphabet , amorette , anette , anisette , annett , annette , anstett , antoinette , arlette , arnett , asset , audet , audette , avocet , babette , backset , baguette , barbette , barnett , barnette , baronet , barrette , bassette , bayonet , beaudet , beaudette , beget , bennette , bequette , bernadette , beset , bessette , bett , binette , bissette , bizet , blanchette , bonnette , bourget , bourret , bousquet , boyette , bramlette , bresette , bret , brett , brissette , brossette , brouillet , brouillette , brunet , brunette , brusette , bruyette , burchette , burdette , burnett , burnette , cabriolet , cadet , calumet , cassette , chalmette , charette , charrette , chelette , chenette , chet , chevrette , choquette , cigarette , clarette , clarinet , claudet , claudette , clavette , colette , collette , corette , cornet , cornette , coronet , corvette , cosette , cossette , couchette , cullinet , dancanet , debt , deseret , dorette , doucet , doucette , dragnet , duet , duquette , durette , ellette , epithet , et , ethernet , falconet , fayette , fett , fette , fisette , flageolet , flett , fleurette , follette , forget , forgette , fournet , frechette , fredette , frenette , fret , furlett , galudet , garnette , garrette , gaudet , gazette , gelette , georgette , get , gillette , gimlet , godette , goette , goulet , goulette , guenette , guerette , guerrette , guillet , guillette , guyett , guyette , gwinnett , hachette , handset , headset , heavyset , hett , hugette , hughette , inglett , inlet , inset , internet , irette , irvette , janette , jeanerette , jeanette , jeannette , jenrette , jet , jett , jette , jfet , joette , jolette , joliet , josette , jouret , juliet , juliette , junette , kett , kitchenette , klett , lafayette , lafeyette , laurette , laviolette , legette , leggette , lerette , let , lett , linette , lirette , lisette , lorette , lorgnette , louisette , lovette , lucette , luncheonette , luquette , lurette , lynette , maillet , manette , marette , margette , mariette , marlette , marmoset , marquette , marzette , massenet , met , midyett , midyette , millette , minaret , mindset , minette , minuet , monette , myette , nanette , net , nett , nicolet , nicolette , ninette , niquette , nolette , nonjet , nyet , octet , odette , offset , olivette , onset , ouimette , outlet , outset , ovett , pagette , paquette , parapet , parlette , paulette , payette , pet , pett , pierette , piet , pinette , pinochet , pipette , piquette , plett , poquette , preset , pret , pruette , quartet , quellette , quintet , racette , regret , reset , ret , rhett , rillette , ringuette , rivette , robinette , rochette , rockette , rolette , rosette , roulette , rowlette , sarchet , sarette , set , sextet , silhouette , sobriquet , somerset , soviet , statuette , stet , stinnette , sublet , subset , suffragette , sunset , susette , suzette , sweat , swett , tet , tete , threat , tibet , touchet , touchette , tourette , turbojet , twinjet , typeset , unmet , unset , upset , vallette , vedette , veillette , vet , vette , videocassette , viet , vignette , villette , violett , violette , viverette , wernette , wet , whet , willamette , willette , wilmette , yet , yett , yvette