vverb.communicationmaintain with or as if with a betSynset:bet wager
Derivationally Related Form:wager
Hypernyms:anticipate call forebode foretell predict prognosticate promise
Inherited Hypernyms:betpredictguessspeculatereasonthink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s that CLAUSE
vverb.competitionstake on the outcome of an issueSynset:bet play wager
Examples:- I bet $100 on that new horse
- She played all her money on the dark horse
Derivationally Related Form:bettorwagerbetterbetwagererplay
Hypernyms:gamble
Inherited Hypernyms:betgambleplaycompete
Direct Hyponyms:backbet ongagegameplaypuntraiseseestake
Full Troponyms:antebet onparlayplayraisesee
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | They --- the money (apply to: bet)
vverb.cognitionhave faith or confidence inSynset:bank bet calculate count depend look reckon rely swear
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:dependencyreliancereliant
Hypernyms:trust
Inherited Hypernyms:counttrustbelieveacceptevaluatethink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
adj satadj.allpreoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chanceSynset:card-playing dissipated sporting
Examples:- led a dissipated life
- a betting man
- a card-playing son of a bitch
- a gambling fool
- sporting gents and their ladies
Antonyms:nonindulgent
Inherited Hypernyms:dissipated
Similar to:indulgent