bet on

Verb

Meaning

place a bet on

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

gage game back rely stake punt wager count on look to rest on peculiarize

Antonyms

scout beware imagine misgive

Hypernyms

play bet wager

Hyponyms

ante parlay double up

Examples

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk - and to act. André Malraux

We must have courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act. Everyday living requires courage if life is to be effective and bring happiness. Maxwell Maltz

Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is not one's better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on his ideas, to take a calculated risk, and to act. Maxwell Maltz

It's better to bet on this life than on the next. Albert Camus

The horse I bet on was so slow, the jockey kept a diary of the trip. Henny Youngman

One way to stop a runaway horse is to bet on him. Jeffrey Bernard

Close letter words and terms

bet holder bet last dollar on bet money bet on something bet one's boots bet one's bottom dollar