the stake

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stressed th ee steyk]
- /stressed ði steɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stressed th ee steyk]
- /stressed ði steɪk/

Definitions of the stake words

noun the stake a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc. 1
noun the stake a post to which a person is bound for execution, usually by burning. 1
noun the stake the stake, the punishment of death by burning: Joan of Arc was sentenced to the stake. 1
noun the stake one of a number of vertical posts fitting into sockets or staples on the edge of the platform of a truck or other vehicle, as to retain the load. 1
noun the stake Mormon Church. a division of ecclesiastical territory, consisting of a number of wards presided over by a president and two counselors. 1
noun the stake sett (def 2). 1

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Origin of the stake

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English staca pin; cognate with Dutch staak, German Stake, Old Norse -staki (in lȳsistaki candlestick); akin to stick1; (v.) Middle English staken to mark (land) with stakes, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for The stake

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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the stake popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".

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