The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bet \Bet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bet, Betted; p. pr. & vb. n. Betting.] To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to wager.
John a Gaunt loved him well, and betted much money on
his head.
--Shak.
I'll bet you two to one I'll make him do it.
--O. W.
Holmes.
Wiktionary
vb. 1 (en-simple pastbet) 2 (past participle of bet English)
WordNet
v. maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!" [syn: wager]
stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" [syn: wager, play]
have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" [syn: count, depend, look, calculate, reckon]
See bet
Usage examples of "betted".
So saying I flung a purse of gold on the table, but Farsetti, who was by no means sure of what he was saying, answered disdainfully that he never betted.
For he had betted an even sixpence with Master Samuel Menzies that Barry would get his first fifteen cap this term, and Barry had got it.
Wherefore he had no notion of what the men were fighting about, but he betted that more would be heard about it.
He betted there would be something about it in the Wrykyn Patriot tomorrow.
Tuppy, too, is one of my immediate circle of buddies, in spite of the fact that he once betted me I couldn't swing myself from end to end of the swimming bath at the Drones, and when I came to the last ring I found he had looped it back, giving me no option but to drop into the water in faultless evening dress.
If ever there was a union which you could have betted with perfect confidence would culminate in a golden wedding with all the trimmings, this was the one.
For he had betted an even sixpence with Master Samuel Menzies that Barry would get his first fifteen cap this term, and Barry had got it.
Wherefore he had no notion of what the men were fighting about, but he betted that more would be heard about it.
He betted there would be something about it in the Wrykyn Patriot tomorrow.
To one slowly growing used to the rigors of English courses the luxury was extraordinary, but, when I commented on it, one of Rickenbacker’s guests said reasonably that warm betters betted, cold betters stayed at home.
I was sure my nasty relatives, having betted heavily against this day, were chuckling at the possibility of a no-show.