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bet up

C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words

To make the bet bigger.

Meanings

1 C1 informal

To raise or increase the amount bet in a gambling or card game context.

"He bet up aggressively on the final round, forcing his opponents to either match him or fold."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Less standard than 'raise' in card game contexts. May also appear outside gambling to mean raising the stakes of any competitive situation. Rare in standard reference sources.

Commonly used with

stakes bet wager pot ante

Forms

Base
bet up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
bets up
he/she/it
Past simple
beted up
yesterday
Past participle
beted up
have + pp
-ing form
beting up
continuous

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