Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to bet
Participle: betted; bet
Gerund: betting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | bet |
| you | bet |
| he;she;it | bets |
| we | bet |
| you | bet |
| they | bet |
Perfect
| I | have betted; bet |
| you | have betted; bet |
| he;she;it | has betted; bet |
| we | have betted; bet |
| you | have betted; bet |
| they | have betted; bet |
Past
| I | betted; bet |
| you | betted; bet |
| he;she;it | betted; bet |
| we | betted; bet |
| you | betted; bet |
| they | betted; bet |
Pluperfect
| I | had betted; bet |
| you | had betted; bet |
| he;she;it | had betted; bet |
| we | had betted; bet |
| you | had betted; bet |
| they | had betted; bet |
Future
| I | will bet |
| you | will bet |
| he;she;it | will bet |
| we | will bet |
| you | will bet |
| they | will bet |
Future Perfect
| I | will have betted; bet |
| you | will have betted; bet |
| he;she;it | will have betted; bet |
| we | will have betted; bet |
| you | will have betted; bet |
| they | will have betted; bet |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | bet |
| you | bet |
| he;she;it | bet |
| we | bet |
| you | bet |
| they | bet |
Perfect
| I | have betted; bet |
| you | have betted; bet |
| he;she;it | have betted; bet |
| we | have betted; bet |
| you | have betted; bet |
| they | have betted; bet |
Imperfect
| I | betted; bet |
| you | betted; bet |
| he;she;it | betted; bet |
| we | betted; bet |
| you | betted; bet |
| they | betted; bet |
Pluperfect
| I | had betted; bet |
| you | had betted; bet |
| he;she;it | had betted; bet |
| we | had betted; bet |
| you | had betted; bet |
| they | had betted; bet |
Conditional
Present
| I | would bet |
| you | would bet |
| he;she;it | would bet |
| we | would bet |
| you | would bet |
| they | would bet |
Perfect
| I | would have betted; bet |
| you | would have betted; bet |
| he;she;it | would have betted; bet |
| we | would have betted; bet |
| you | would have betted; bet |
| they | would have betted; bet |
Imperative
| you | bet |
| we | Let's bet |
| you | bet |
Verbs similar to 'bet'
abet,
bat,
be,
beat,
bed,
beg,
belt,
best,
beta,
bete,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1592, probably aphetic of abet, or from beet "to make good," from O.E. bætan "make better, arouse, stimulate," from P.Gmc. *baitjanan. First surfaced in argot of petty criminals. The original notion is perhaps to "improve" a contest by wagering on it. Used since 1852 in various Amer.Eng. slang assertions (cf. you bet "be assured," 1857).
2. From 16th-century criminal slang, perhaps from Middle English bet (“something better, advantage, luck”), from Old English bet, bett (“better”, adverb); or, alternatively from abet, from Middle English abet, abette, from Old French abet (“incitement to evil”), from Old French abeter (“to entice”), from a- (“to”) + beter (“hound on, urge, to bait”); ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *baitijan (“to bait, entice”), related to Old English bǣtan (“to bait”). More at abet.
Verbs referencing "bet"
Bislama bet.