bet on

bet on someone or something

to wager on someone or something. Are you really going to bet on that horse? I bet on Paul. He is the fastest runner.

bet something on someone or something

to wager something on someone or something. I bet one thousand dollars on that horse! Fred bet a few bucks on his favorite football team.

bet on

1. To place a bet of some amount on some event: I bet $5 on the first race of the evening. I'm not going to bet on the last race.

2. To place a bet of some amount on some participant in an event: We bet $200 on the home team, but they lost. Don't bet anything on me in this game; I'm not a very good player. Will you bet on any of the players?

3. To expect or feel sure that something will happen: You can bet on Chris being late to the meeting.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Polyxeni	-	Greek
Celio	CHE-lyo (Italian), THE-lyo (Spanish), SE-lyo (Latin American Spanish), SE-lyoo (Portuguese)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Coretta	kə-RET-ə	English
Natalia	nah-TAH-lyah (Polish, Italian, Spanish)	Polish, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Georgian, Late Roman
Pansy	PAN-zee	English
Jadranka	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene