betört : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: betört	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for betört
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bet n the money risked on a gamble [syn: stake, stakes, bet, wager] the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet" Synonym(s): bet, wager v maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!" Synonym(s): bet, wager stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" Synonym(s): bet, 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" Synonym(s): count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bet \Bet\, imp. & p. p. of {Beat}. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bet \Bet\, a. & adv. An early form of {Better}. [Obs.] {To go bet}, to go fast; to hurry. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bet \Bet\, n. [Prob. from OE. abet abetting, OF. abet, fr. abeter to excite, incite. See {Abet}.] That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act of giving such a pledge; a wager. [bd]Having made his bets.[b8] --Goldsmith.