bet

verb, noun/bet/CEFR B1

বাজি ধরা; বাজি

Meaning

To risk money on the result of something, or the money risked.

Example sentences

He bet a hundred taka on the match.সে খেলায় একশ টাকা বাজি ধরল।
It was a safe bet.এটি ছিল নিরাপদ বাজি।

A common mistake

He betted on the wrong team.→He bet on the wrong team.

Some dictionaries record betted, but bet is the form examiners expect and it is never wrong.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: gamble, wager

Forms of “bet”

Base form: bet
Past simple: bet
Past participle: bet
-ing form: betting
Third person (he/she/it): bets

Similar words, and what each means

gamble
জুয়া খেলা, বাজি ধরা
To risk money on a game or event whose result depends on chance.
wager
বাজি
An amount of money risked on the unknown result of an event; a bet.

Other English words for “বাজি ধরা; বাজি”

gamble
To risk money on a game or event whose result depends on chance.
wager
An amount of money risked on the unknown result of an event; a bet.
stake
A share in a business, an amount risked, or a pointed post.

“bet” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Students sometimes bet on cricket matches.
bet — past tense and past participle →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

“bet” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • সরানো, স্থানান্তর করা, পরিবর্তন হওয়া, কর্মপালা, শিফট
- • বাজি ধরা; বাজি
- • প্রত্যাখ্যান করা; কমে যাওয়া, অবনতি
- • হিজিবিজি লেখা, দ্রুত লিখে ফেলা
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বাজি ধরা; বাজি — bet (verb, noun) — বাজি ধরা; বাজি. To risk money on the result of something, or the money risked.
Which word is closest in meaning to “bet”?
- • form
- • hoover
- • capture
- • gamble
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gamble — gamble — জুয়া খেলা, বাজি ধরা. To risk money on a game or event whose result depends on chance.

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