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BET ON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bet on mean?
• BET ON (verb)
The verb BET ON has 1 sense:
1. place a bet on
Familiarity information: BET ON used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Place a bet on
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
back; bet on; gage; game; punt; stake
Context example:
I'm betting on the new horse
Hypernyms (to "bet on" is one way to...):
bet; play; wager (stake on the outcome of an issue)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bet on"):
ante (place one's stake)
double up; parlay (stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s on something
Context examples
Nobody bet on other cards. Other cards all gone. Everybody one mind. Everybody play king to lose, seven to win.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
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