bet
verb (used with object)
to wager with (something or someone).
am betting
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present progressiveof bet (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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That settles it, I am betting on the opposition to win, even though I have been a loyal Dodger fan since 1958.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2023
“I personally am betting on José to come back, and come back strong, and be an effective piece of a major league bullpen again,” Kapler said.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
If you are nodding in agreement, I am betting you will love this quick, thrifty chicken and rice dish.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2022
Gessen's responses have been edited somewhat more than I am betting she would have preferred.
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2018
"I don't know," he said serenely, "but I am betting it will go for rent, and board, and things a girl needs—when she has no man to ask them of—and nothing to pay for them."
From Ailsa Paige by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
