bet
verb (used with object)
to wager with (something or someone).
has betted
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present perfectof bet (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The Food Network has betted heavily on him, giving him prime-time slots, and making him the face of the network’s new collaboration with the N.F.L., a series about tailgating that will be shown this fall.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2010
He has strained his purse in a bet, has betted on a winning horse, and has won five pounds.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 447 Volume 18, New Series, July 24, 1852 by William Chambers
