veikata — meaning in English

English meaning

• bet noun An agreement to risk money or something else on the outcome of an uncertain event.
• guess verb To form an answer or opinion without being sure it's correct.
• think verb To use one's mind to consider, reason about, or form an opinion.

Senses

veikata is used for these senses in English:

• bet (transitive, ditransitive) To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.
• guess To reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate.
• think (transitive) To guess; to reckon; to believe while admittedly being uncertain.

bet — full definition

1. noun An agreement to risk money or something else on the outcome of an uncertain event.
2. verb To risk money or something valuable on the result of an event.
3. verb To be confident or certain about something.
4. intj Used to express agreement or acceptance, especially in casual speech.

guess — full definition

1. verb To form an answer or opinion without being sure it's correct.
2. verb To suppose or think something is probably true.
3. noun An answer or opinion given without certain knowledge.

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