to wager
37
4.7
- verb
- /ˈweɪdʒər/
:
apostar (a que)
- But I'm willing to wager this man was elected sheriff sometime in the last two years.
I'm going to just wager that you would help our humanity.
- I'm going to just wager that you would help our humanity.
- Every every Founding father, I will wager Jack Rykoff, could not disagree.
- I I would, I would wager to say that most people know what it is.
- I I'd wager, I guess OK, it's AC and that's not if that's yes, same word.
- And I'm going to wager you don't do your face.
Examples
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"Nothing in life is certain, but I wager this will be sure enough.
Fiction book (2001) -
I wager you know some more.
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And I'll wager he has better luck with them in bed as well.
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Well, I'd wager that the vast majority of your fellow men could say the same.
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I wager the U.S treasury wonders where all that went to
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Even tonight, listening again to the rich, easy words, I wager you will find it impossible not to rejoice.
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I speak for your countrymen.. who wager everything on America.
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I will wager you 20 guineas she will become the finest actress on our stage.
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Despite all our disadvantages, I can wager that any one of my pupils could compete with any white pupil in your cities.
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I wager that the team will win the championship this year.
Synonyms
∞
2.8
To be confident that something is true or will happen
812
3.0
To say what will happen in the future
22
9.9
To say you are sure something will happen
5
8.0
To be very sure that something will happen
1
9.9
You would bet on it because it is very likely to happen
How Certain
∞
2.8
37
4.7
- Informal
∞
2.8
812
3.0
∞
2.7
768
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wager used to mean 'say confidently' because people would speak as if they were placing a bet on an idea, like making a verbal 'bet'. So when you wager that something will happen, you are saying you are sure enough to 'bet' on it.