bet
verb (used with object)
to wager with (something or someone).
had bet
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past perfectof bet.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Software stocks that Situational had bet against, including Adobe, AppLovin and Figma, started to rally, exacerbating losses, people familiar with the situation said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
As of Friday, users of the online prediction market had bet about $2.7 billion on predicting the World Cup’s potential winner.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
A group of 10 recently opened accounts had bet thousands of dollars on Polymarket’s “US x Iran cease-fire” market, betting that a cease-fire would happen by March 31 or April 15.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026
So-called meme-stock investors poured into GameStop in droves and fueled a massive rally, many with a desire to squeeze out short-selling hedge funds that had bet against the business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
I look down at my list of recorded numbers that Zero had bet.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
