"apostar" can be a verb. You can see the conjugations below.
apostar. 'apostar'. This verb means 'to wager, bet'. For example, 'a él nunca le gustó apostar en las carreras' / 'He never liked to bet on the races'. Apostar.
apostar
transitive verb
1. to bet (jugarse)
- te apuesto una cena a que gana el Madrid -> I bet you the price of a dinner that Madrid will win
2. to post (emplazar)
intransitive verb
3. to bet (por on)
- apuesto a que no viene -> I bet he doesn't come
apostarse
pronomial verb1. to bet (jugarse)
- apostarse algo con alguien -> to bet somebody something
2. to post oneself (colocarse)
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apostar [ah-pos-tar’]
article & verb transitive
1. 1 To bet, to hold a wager, to lay a bet.
2. To place relays.
3. To post soldiers or other persons in a place.
- Apostarlas or apostárselas -> to contend, to defy
verb reflexive
4. To emulate, to rival, to stand in competition.
- Apostar carreras -> to run races
apostar
apostar
verbo:transitivo
to bet;a, en on he apostado diez euros en la quiniela I've bet ten euros on the football pools
apostar algo a algo to bet sth on sth
aposté diez libras al ganador I bet ten pounds on the winner
ha apostado su futuro político a la victoria en las elecciones he has staked his political future on the election victory
apostar algo a que to bet sth that
apuesto lo que sea a que es mentira I'll bet you anything that it's a lie
he apostado treinta euros con él a que no gana I've bet him thirty euros that he won't win
verbo:intransitivo
to bet;a, por on no me gusta apostar a los caballos I don't like to bet o gamble on the horses
apostar por algo
apostó por la calidad en vez de la cantidad he opted o went for quality not quantity
no todo el mundo apostaba por su éxito not everyone believed in his success
creía en el proyecto y apostó por nosotros he believed in the project and was behind us all the way o backed us all the way; han apostado por una política de neutralidad they have committed themselves to a policy of neutrality
apostar a que to bet that
apuesto a que no lo encontráis I bet that you don't find it
—no creo que él sea culpable —pues yo apuesto a que sí "I don't think he's guilty" — "I bet he is"
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Verb Conjugations for "apostar" (go to to bet)
- Gerund: apostando
- Participle: apostado
Indicative
Present |
Preterit |
Imperfect |
Conditional |
Future |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | apuesto | aposté | apostaba | apostaría | apostaré |
| tú | apuestas | apostaste | apostabas | apostarías | apostarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | apuesta | apostó | apostaba | apostaría | apostará |
| nosotros | apostamos | apostamos | apostábamos | apostaríamos | apostaremos |
| vosotros | apostáis | apostasteis | apostabais | apostaríais | apostaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | apuestan | apostaron | apostaban | apostarían | apostarán |
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