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an·te  (nt)

n.

1. Games The stake that each poker player must put into the pool before receiving a hand or before receiving new cards. See Synonyms at bet.

2. A price to be paid, especially as one's share; cost: "Whether they could actually turn back Soviet policy depended on many factors that Moscow might yet choose to test by upping the ante" (Foreign Affairs).

v. an·ted or an·teed, an·te·ing, an·tes

v.tr.

1. Games To put (one's stake) into the pool in poker.

2. To pay: Let's ante up the bill.

v.intr.

1. Games To put one's stake into the pool in poker: Don't look at your cards until everyone has anted.

2. To pay up.

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[From Latin, before; see ant- in Indo-European roots.]

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ante [ˈæntɪ]

n

1. (Group Games / Card Games) the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players

2. Informal a sum of money representing a person's share, as in a syndicate

up the ante Informal to increase the costs, risks, or considerations involved in taking an action or reaching a conclusion whenever they reached their goal, they upped the ante by setting more complex challenges for themselves

vb -tes, -teing ; -ted, -teed

1. (Group Games / Card Games) to place (one's stake) in poker

2. (usually foll by up) Informal chiefly US to pay

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ante - (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot poker game, poker - any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand bet, stakes, wager, stake - the money risked on a gamble
Verb	1.	ante - place one's stake card game, cards - a game played with playing cards bet on, gage, game, stake, punt, back - place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"

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ante

noun

up the ante raise the stakes He knew he had to up the ante again in this poker game.

Translations

ante [ˈæntɪ] (esp US)

A. N (Cards) → apuesta f
to raise or up the ante (Cards) → subir la apuesta (fig) → elevar las demandas

B. VT → apostar

C. VI → poner su apuesta

ante up VI + ADV (US) → pagar, apoquinar

ante [ˈænti] n
to up the ante → faire monter les enjeux
ante ... prefix → anté ..., anti ..., pré ...

ante

n (Cards) → Einsatz m; to raise or up the ante (fig inf) → den Einsatz erhöhen

vt (also ante up) → einsetzen

vi → setzen, seinen Einsatz machen; his father anted up as usual (fig inf) → sein Vater blechte wie gewöhnlich (inf)

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ante:

antechamber

n → Vorzimmer nt

antedate

vt document, cheque → vordatieren (→ to auf +acc); event → vorausgehen (+dat) → (by um)

antediluvian

adj (lit, fig inf) → vorsintflutlich

ante [ˈæntɪ] n (fam) to up the ante (in game) (also fig) → alzare la posta