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What's "I bet" mean? Is this an informal way of speech?

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Rebecca

Yes, it's a bit of a casual expression. You can use the expression "I bet" when you feel sure about/strongly expect something. You can also use it to mean that you feel so surely about something, you are willing to make a wager with someone that you will be right/win the bet. Ex: I bet I'm going to wake up late again tomorrow. Ex: The weather has been terrible recently. I bet it's going to rain again all week.

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