■ verb ( ~s , ~ting ; past and past participle ~ or ~ted )
1》 risk a sum of money or other valued item against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event such as a race or game.
2》 informal used to express certainty: he'll be surprised to see me, I'll ~.
■ noun an act of ~ting.
↘a sum of money staked.
↘ informal a candidate or option offering a specified likelihood of success: Allen looked a good ~ for victory.
↘( one's ~ ) informal one's opinion.
Phrases
you ~! informal you may be sure; certainly.
Derivatives
~ting noun
~tor (also ~ter ) noun
Origin
C16: perh. a shortening of the obs. noun a~ 'a~ment'.