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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb bet on has 1 sense

bet on(v = verb.competition) back, gage, game, punt, stake - place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"

is one way to bet, play, wager

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s on something

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THESAURUS

bet on

aller sans dire, ante, ante up, back, bank on, be axiomatic, be certain, be confident, bet, calculate on, call, count on, cover, depend on, doubt not, fade, feel sure, gamble, gamble on, go without saying, have no doubt, hazard, just know, know, know for certain, lay, lay a wager, lay down, lean on, make a bet, meet a bet, parlay, pass, place reliance on, play against, plunge, punt, reckon on, rely on, rely upon, repose on, rest assured, rest on, see, stake, stand pat, swear by, trust to, wager

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