Standard Lemma guide

betting

adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbɛ.tɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: [ˈbɛɾɪŋ]
  • homophone: bedding (t-flapping)
  • rhymes with -ɛtɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: B EH1 T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Describing one who bets or gambles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • If I were a betting man, I'd wager my next pay check he couldn't do that again.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act of placing a bet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of bet

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • led a dissipated life
  • a betting man
  • a card-playing son of a bitch
  • a gambling fool
  • sporting gents and their ladies

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dissipated, card-playing, sporting

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُرَاهَنَة (murāhana) — act of placing a bet
  • Finnish: vedonlyönti — act of placing a bet
  • German: Wetten — act of placing a bet
  • Macedonian: обложување (obložuvanje) — act of placing a bet
  • Macedonian: кладење (kladenje) — act of placing a bet
  • Portuguese: aposta — act of placing a bet
  • Russian: бе́ттинг (bétting) — act of placing a bet
  • Spanish: envidada — act of placing a bet
  • Spanish: apuesta — act of placing a bet
  • Swedish: vadslagning — act of placing a bet
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