LAY (OR GIVE) ODDS

Meaning of LAY (OR GIVE) ODDS in English

lay ( or give) odds

offer a bet with odds favourable to the other better.

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OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ODDS — I. ˈädz noun plural but sometimes singular in construction Etymology: odd (I) + -s 1. a. archaic : inequalities, disparities …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAY — I. ˈlā verb ( laid ˈlād ; laid ; laying ; lays ) Etymology: Middle English leyen, leggen, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; or nonstandard give ˈgiv ; or dialect gin ˈgin ; or guv ˈgəv …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ODDS — (a.) Quarrel; dispute; debate; strife; -- chiefly in the phrase at odds.
Английский словарь Webster
ODDS — /odz/ , n. ( usually used with a pl. v. ) 1. the probability that something is so, will occur, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAY — lay 1 /lay/ , v. , laid, laying , n. v.t. 1. to put or place in a horizontal position …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIVE — — givable, giveable , adj. , n. — givee , n. — giver , n. /giv/ , v. , gave, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAY — I. ˈlā verb ( laid ˈlād ; lay·ing ) Etymology: Middle English leyen, from Old English lecgan; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; giv·en ˈgi-vən ; giv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ODDS — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: circa 1520 1. a. archaic : inequalities b. obsolete : degree …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ODDS — adj quarrel; dispute; debate; strife; chiefly in the phrase at odds. 2. odds ·adj difference in favor of one …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
GIVE — vi to have a misgiving. 2. give ·vi to become soft or moist. 3. give ·vi to give a gift …
Webster English vocab
ODDS — [odds] n pl but sing or pl in constr (ca. 1520) 1 a archaic: inequalities b obs: degree of unlikeness …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GIVE — [give] vb gave ; giv.en ; giv.ing [ME, of Scand origin; akin to OSw giva to give; akin to OE …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ODDS — / ɒdz; NAmE ɑːdz/ noun [ pl. ] 1. (usually the odds ) the degree to which sth is likely …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIVE — / gɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( gave / geɪv; NAmE / given / ˈgɪvn; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ODDS — odds S3 AC /ɒdz $ ɑːdz/ BrE AmE noun [plural] 1 . PROBABILITY the odds how likely it is that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ODDS — n.pl. 1 the ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LAY — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. laid) 1 tr. place on a surface, esp. horizontally or in the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ODDS — n.pl. 1 the ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LAY — v. & n. v. (past and past part. laid) 1 tr. place on a surface, esp. horizontally or in the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIVE — v. & n. v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
ODDS — n.pl. 1. the ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either …
Oxford English vocab
LAY — 1. v. & n. --v. (past and past part. laid) 1. tr. place on a surface, esp. horizontally or in …
Oxford English vocab
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1. tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Oxford English vocab
LAY — I. VERB AND NOUN USES /leɪ/ ( lays, laying, laid) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ODDS — 1. You refer to how likely something is to happen as the odds that it will happen. What are the …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ODDS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES insuperable odds ▪ As usual, the hero was facing insuperable odds . odds and ends …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ODDS — Synonyms and related words : advantage, agreement to disagree, allowance, aptitude, asymmetry, at daggers drawn, at loggerheads, at odds, at …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIVE — Synonyms and related words : abalienate, abandon, abstain from, accommodate, accord, act, adaptability, administer, afford, agreeability, aid, air, alien, alienate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ODDS — n. by all odds by long odds by odds odds and ends
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
GIVE — n. give away give back give off give out give over give up self giving given name
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ODDS — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable , great , impossible , incredible , insurmountable , overwhelming , terrible ▪ She struggled against …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ODDS — See ↑ PROBABLY 7 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be at odds • ↑ be at odds with • ↑ the odds …
Longman Activator English vocab
GIVE — INDEX: 1. to give something to someone without expecting to be paid for it 2. to give something to everyone …
Longman Activator English vocab
ODDS — n. 25B6; plural noun the odds are that he is no longer alive : LIKELIHOOD, probability, chances, chance, balance. the …
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LAY — n. 25B6; verb Curtis laid the newspaper on the table : PUT (DOWN), place, set (down), deposit, rest, situate, locate, …
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GIVE — n. 25B6; verb he gave them £2000 : PRESENT WITH, provide with, supply with, furnish with, let someone have; hand …
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ODDS — n. pl. 1 chances, likelihood, probability The odds are that Janet will finish the job in time 2 edge, advantage, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GIVE — v. 1 present, deliver, pass (over), turn or hand over, confer, vouchsafe, provide, supply, furnish, bestow, donate, accord, afford, award, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ODDS — сущ.; мн. обыкн. как ед. 1) а) неравенство; разница (между какими-л. величинами) б) перевес (в пользу чего-л.) considerable, formidable, great, …
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LAY — I прил. 1) мирской, светский She serves as a lay teacher at the convent school. ≈ Она преподает в монастырской …
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OR — or.ogg _I ɔ: n геральд. цвет золота _II ɔ:,ə cj 1. связывает два или несколько предложений или однородных членов предложения, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ODDS — odds.ogg ɒdz n употр. с гл. в ед. и мн. ч. 1. шансы, вероятность, возможность long odds - а) неравные …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LAY — 1) (рас)положение ( по отношению к чему-л. ) || располагать, размещать 2) класть, укладывать ( кирпичи, камни, плитку, рельсы, бетон, …
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