Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
Kanji used
bet
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
Examples (7 in total)
There's a lot of money at stake in this transaction.
The company is struggling for survival.
I made a bet that she would win the game.
That fight seemed like a life-or-death struggle.
I bet Dave paid a pretty penny for his new car.
He bet two pounds on the horse.
I wagered him a dollar that I'd sell more magazines than he would.