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- [an-tee]
- /ˈæn ti/
- /ˈæn.ti/
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- [an-tee]
- /ˈæn ti/
Definitions of ante word
- noun ante the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players 3
- noun ante a sum of money representing a person's share, as in a syndicate 3
- verb ante to place (one's stake) in poker 3
- verb ante to pay 3
- noun ante the stake that each player must put into the pot before receiving cards 3
- noun ante the amount one must pay as one's share 3
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Origin of ante
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40, Americanism; independent use of ante-
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ante
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ante popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ante usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ante
noun ante
- pay — to coat or cover (seams, a ship's bottom, etc.) with pitch, tar, or the like.
- pot — a deep hole; pit.
- stake — something that is wagered in a game, race, or contest.
- price — Bruce, 1845–1903, U.S. architect.
- bet — If you bet on the result of a horse race, football game, or other event, you give someone a sum of money which they give you back with extra money if the result is what you predicted, or which they keep if it is not.
verb ante
- piggyback — on the back or shoulders: The little girl rode piggyback on her father.
- pour it on — to flatter profusely
- gaming — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- anted — Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- lay odds — To offer a bet in which one stands more to lose than the opponent; or a bet in some other way favourable to the opponent.
adverb ante
preposition ante
- in front of — the foremost part or surface of anything.
adjective ante
- beforehand — If you do something beforehand, you do it earlier than a particular event.
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