BET


Meaning of BET in English

I

n.

1) to make a ~

2) to place a ~ on

3) to accept, take a ~

4) a side ~

5) a ~ that + clause (she made a ~ that her team would win)

6) on a ~ (he did it on a ~)

7) ( misc. ) to hedge one's ~s ('to protect oneself by placing several ~s')

II

v.

1) ( D ; intr. , tr. ) to ~ on (he ~ on that horse; he ~ a month's salary on that horse)

2) ( L ; may have an object) I ~ (her) that it would snow

3) ( O ; can be used with one, two, or three objects) we ~ him; we ~ ten pounds; we ~ him ten pounds; we ~ him ten pounds that it would rain

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.