bet

Everyday

1. To bet means to risk money or something on what you think will happen, and win more if you are right or lose it if you are wrong. tree →
2. A bet is that agreement, or the money risked. tree →
3. «I bet» means «I am sure» or «I think it is very likely»: I bet it rains. tree →
4. «A good bet» or «your best bet» means a good choice. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life, «I bet» is a common way to say you are sure; «you bet!» means «certainly!» (especially in North America). In maths, bets are linked to probability and chance — likely, unlikely, certain. Safety: gambling (betting money) is only legal for adults and can become a harmful habit; dares and bets that involve risky stunts are dangerous. In stories, a bet often starts an adventure (Around the World in 80 Days). Phrases: I bet, you bet, make a bet, place a bet, your best bet, lose a bet.

Examples

• I bet you can't hop on one foot for a minute. tree →
• I bet it'll rain on sports day. tree →
• «Do you want to come?» «You bet!» tree →
• He lost a bet and had to wash the car. tree →
• Your best bet is to ask the librarian. tree →
• Betting money is only for adults. tree →
• Phileas Fogg made a bet that he could travel around the world in 80 days. tree →
• "Done! taken!" and so the bet was made. tree →

Note

Irregular verb: bet, bet, bet (past is the same: «I bet him yesterday»). Double t: betting. «I bet» in everyday talk usually involves no money at all. Maths: a fair bet depends on probability — a coin landing heads has a 1 in 2 chance.

In Jewish tradition

The second letter of the Hebrew alphabet, written ב and also spelled beth.

Interpretation. It is the first letter of the Torah (Bereshit) and means "house." Sefer Yetzirah says God made it with the other letters to form the world, and it is one of the "double" letters with two sounds.

Examples

• Bet-Waw-Mem-Peh, between the lips and in front of the tongue. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• Alef with them all and all of them with Alef; Bet with them all and all of them with Bet. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• It is identical in form with the letter , ("> ol the Arabic alpha- bet. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Irregular verb: bet, bet, bet (past is the same: «I bet him yesterday»). Double t: betting. «I bet» in everyday talk usually involves no money at all. Maths: a fair bet depends on probability — a coin landing heads has a 1 in 2 chance.