Meaning of "wager" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WAGER

From Anglo-French wageure a pledge, from Old Northern French wagier to pledge.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF WAGER

wager  [ˈweɪdʒə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WAGER

Wager is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb wager in English.

WHAT DOES WAGER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wager

Wager can refer to: ▪ Gambling ▪ A scientific wager ▪ A legal wager under the Roman legal system ▪ WAGR syndrome - a rare genetic syndrome...

Definition of wager in the English dictionary

The first definition of wager in the dictionary is an agreement or pledge to pay an amount of money as a result of the outcome of an unsettled matter. Other definition of wager is an amount staked on the outcome of such a matter or event. Wager is also to risk or bet on the outcome of an unsettled matter.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WAGER

PRESENT

Present

I wager

you wager

he/she/it wagers

we wager

you wager

they wager

Present continuous

I am wagering

you are wagering

he/she/it is wagering

we are wagering

you are wagering

they are wagering

Present perfect

I have wagered

you have wagered

he/she/it has wagered

we have wagered

you have wagered

they have wagered

Present perfect continuous

I have been wagering

you have been wagering

he/she/it has been wagering

we have been wagering

you have been wagering

they have been wagering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I wagered

you wagered

he/she/it wagered

we wagered

you wagered

they wagered

Past continuous

I was wagering

you were wagering

he/she/it was wagering

we were wagering

you were wagering

they were wagering

Past perfect

I had wagered

you had wagered

he/she/it had wagered

we had wagered

you had wagered

they had wagered

Past perfect continuous

I had been wagering

you had been wagering

he/she/it had been wagering

we had been wagering

you had been wagering

they had been wagering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will wager

you will wager

he/she/it will wager

we will wager

you will wager

they will wager

Future continuous

I will be wagering

you will be wagering

he/she/it will be wagering

we will be wagering

you will be wagering

they will be wagering

Future perfect

I will have wagered

you will have wagered

he/she/it will have wagered

we will have wagered

you will have wagered

they will have wagered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been wagering

you will have been wagering

he/she/it will have been wagering

we will have been wagering

you will have been wagering

they will have been wagering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would wager

you would wager

he/she/it would wager

we would wager

you would wager

they would wager

Conditional continuous

I would be wagering

you would be wagering

he/she/it would be wagering

we would be wagering

you would be wagering

they would be wagering

Conditional perfect

I would have wager

you would have wager

he/she/it would have wager

we would have wager

you would have wager

they would have wager

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been wagering

you would have been wagering

he/she/it would have been wagering

we would have been wagering

you would have been wagering

they would have been wagering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you wager
we let´s wager
you wager

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to wager

Past participle

wagered

Present Participle

wagering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «WAGER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «wager» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of wager

ante · bet · chance · flutter · gamble · hazard · lay · long shot · pledge · punt · put on · risk · speculate · stake · venture

TRANSLATION OF WAGER

Find out the translation of wager to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of wager from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wager» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 下赌注
• Translator English - Spanish: apostar
• English: wager
• Translator English - Hindi: दांव
• Translator English - Arabic: الرهان
• Translator English - Russian: ставка
• Translator English - Portuguese: apostar
• Translator English - Bengali: বাজি
• Translator English - French: parier
• Translator English - Malay: Taruhan
• Translator English - German: wetten
• Translator English - Japanese: 賭ける
• Translator English - Korean: 돈을 걸다
• Translator English - Javanese: Wager
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sự cá độ
• Translator English - Tamil: பிணையம்
• Translator English - Marathi: जुगार
• Translator English - Turkish: bahis
• Translator English - Italian: scommettere
• Translator English - Polish: zakład
• Translator English - Ukrainian: ставка
• Translator English - Romanian: pariu
• Translator English - Greek: στοίχημα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: verbintenis
• Translator English - Swedish: satsning
• Translator English - Norwegian: innsats

QUOTES WITH «WAGER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wager.

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAGER»

Discover the use of wager in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wager and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Wager

Unless he loses the wager—and with it his soul. Set against the stunning backdrop of ancient Sicily, Donna Jo Napoli’s new novel is a powerful tale about discovering what truly matters most.

Donna Jo Napoli, 2010

The Headmaster's Wager

Blessed with intriguingly flawed characters moving through a richly drawn historical and physical landscape, The Headmaster's Wager is a riveting story of love, betrayal and sacrifice.

Vincent Lam, 2012

Health Care Information Systems: A Practical Approach for ...

The book's companion Web site features lecture slides, a test bank, and other materials to enhance students' understanding.

Karen A. Wager, Frances W. Lee, John P. Glaser, 2013

Wager

Original. The Princess -- New Orleans's most luxurious hotel. Sixty years ago, ownership of the hotel was lost to the powerful Jardine family in a wager that cost its matriarch her greatest love.

Metsy Hingle, 2001

The Loss of the Wager: The Narratives of John Bulkeley and ...

The tale of mutiny, hardship and tenacity that ensued was told by two of the survivors, John Bulkeley, leader of those who repudiated the captain's authority, and John Byron, then a midshipman, who remained with the captain.

John Bulkeley, John Cummins (carpenter of H.M.S. Wager.), 2004

Gaia's Wager: Environmental Movements and the Challenge of ...

From the very first Earth Day to the setting of Agenda 21 for the new millennium, this book traces the actors, the issues, and the institutions involved in moving environmentalism from a loose collection of fuzzy groups and goals to a new ...

Gary C. Bryner, 2001

A Gentleman's Wager

When eighteenth-century young lady Bella Rushdale finds herself fiercely attracted to handsome landowner Lucerne Marlinscar, she does not expect the rival for her affections to be another man.

Madelynne Ellis, 2012

The Wager: A Play in Three Acts

An important, brilliantly executed and strikingly original play which brings deep perception and unexpected humor to its probing examination of the superpower negotiations on nuclear disarmament.

Mark Howard Medoff, 1975

The Wager: The Bet Series:

From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, THE BET THE WAGER Lose a bet, lose your heart.

Rachel Van Dyken, 2014

The Texan's Wager

In the first novel of a brand-new Texas trilogy, award–winning USA Today bestselling author Jodi Thomas takes her "exquisite and often lyrical" writing (Inside Romance) to passionate new heights as an emotionally wounded man and woman ...

Jodi Thomas, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAGER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wager is used in the context of the following news items.

Hultgren joins Illinois, Florida congressmen in friendly Cup wager

Randy Hultgren, R-Winfield, has joined with other Illinois members of Congress in a friendly Stanley Cup championship wager with colleagues from Florida, ... «Kane County Chronicle, Jun 15»

Kentucky Derby app lets bettors wager on mobile phones

TwinSpires.com, owned by Churchill Downs Inc., says the app is available in the Apple Store, allowing customers to place wagers, watch live races, read ... «Boston Globe, Apr 15»

Ex-Catawba College coach pleads guilty to sex offenses, gets life …

Wager said he wanted to apologize for everything he had done, according to ... After leaving Catawba College in 1990, Wager created the Challenge soccer ... «Charlotte Observer, Apr 15»

Six individual interests added to Derby wager

Six horses not included in any of the three prior pools are among the 23 individual horses in the fourth and final pool of Churchill Downs' 2015 Kentucky Derby ... «The Courier-Journal, Mar 15»

2014 2-Year-Old Champion The Favorite In Kentucky Derby Future …

While the field, or all horses other than the 23 individual wagering interests in the future pool, emerged the favorite at 4-1 ($10.60 payout for a $2 bet), American ... «Forbes, Mar 15»

Final odds for Derby Future Wager Pool 2

Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Texas Red was made the 9-1 favorite among the 23 individual horses in Churchill Downs' Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2, ... «The Courier-Journal, Feb 15»

NEW: Mayor Elorza, Seattle's Mayor Murray Make Super Bowl Wager

Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza has bet Seattle Mayor Ed Murray that the New England Patriots will beat the Seattle Seahawks in Sunday's Super Bowl XLIX. «GoLocalProv, Jan 15»

Star-Lord vs. Captain America: Superhero actors wager Super Bowl …

Movie stars Chris Pratt and Chris Evans have started a Super Bowl wager, all to support their teams and a good cause. Movie stars Chris Pratt and Chris Evans ... «Deseret News, Jan 15»

Oregon vs. Ohio: Different wagers made for Monday's National …

John Kasich have made a friendly wager on the college football championship ... The Oregon governor is wagering a six-pack of Total Domination IPA from ... «KPTV.com, Jan 15»

Four dead in 'overwhelming' crash along Mississippi coast

He said Hancock County Coroner Jim Faulk identified those killed as Randall Mark Wager, 49, and his daughter, 18-year-old Ariana Mary Wager, of Lucedale, ... «New York Daily News, Dec 14»