wetten

To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager

• I bet you know French.

  Ich wette, du kannst Französisch.

  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

• I bet you know this.

  Ich wette, du kennst das.

  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

wetten

To be sure of something; to be able to count on something

wetten

To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each roundselten

A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event)

• I don't like to make bets.

  Ich wette nicht gern.

  Tatoeba · mervert1 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• Tom made a bet with Mary.

  Tom schloss eine Wette mit Mary ab.

  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

A candidate (for elections and pageants) or competitor (in multinational sports)

Indicating a degree of certainty, or that something can be relied upon