UP (OR RAISE) THE ANTE

Meaning of UP (OR RAISE) THE ANTE in English

up ( or raise) the ante

increase what is at stake or under discussion.

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ANTE — I. prep before (1. in front of; 2. earlier than; 3. above); II. adv before (1. in front, ahead; also: …
Interlingua English vocab
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAISE — I. ˈrāz verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English reisen, raisen, from Old Norse reisa to raise, cause to rise …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANTE — I. ˈantē, ˈaan- adverb or preposition Etymology: ante- : before II. noun ( -s ) 1. : a poker stake …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANTE- — |antē, |aan-, -tə̇ prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from ante before, in front, in front of; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANTE — (v. t. & i.) To put up (an ante).
Английский словарь Webster
ANTE — (n.) Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante) the game begins.
Английский словарь Webster
ANTE — ( v. t. & i. ) To put up (an ante).
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ANTE — ( n. ) Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante) the game begins.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAISE — — raisable, raiseable , adj. — raiser , n. /rayz/ , v. , raised, raising , n. v.t. 1. to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ANTE — /an"tee/ , n. , v. , anted or anteed, anteing . n. 1. Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAISE — I. ˈrāz verb ( raised ; rais·ing ) Etymology: Middle English reisen, raisen, from Old Norse reisa — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ANTE — I. ˈan-tē noun Etymology: ante- Date: 1821 1. : a poker stake usually put up before the deal to build …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ANTE- — Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from ante before, in front of; akin to Old English and- against, Greek anti before, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
RAISE — vt to create or constitute; as, to raise a use, that is, to create it. 2. raise ·vt to give …
Webster English vocab
ANTE — vt & ·vi to put up (an ante). 2. ante ·noun each player's stake, which is put into the pool …
Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
ANTE- — [ante-] prefix [ME, fr. L, fr. ante before, in front of; akin to OE and- against, Gk anti before, against--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ANTE — [an.te] n [ante-] (1838) 1: a poker stake usu. put up before the deal to build the pot "the dealer …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ANTE — ante BrE AmE ˈænt i AmE ˈæn t̬ i ▷ ante|d, ~ed d ▷ ante|ing ‿ɪŋ ▷ ante|s z ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANTE- — / ˈænti; NAmE / prefix (in nouns, adjectives and verbs) before; in front of : ante-room antenatal antedate —compare post- …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANTE — / ˈænti; NAmE / noun [ sing. ] • IDIOMS - raise / up the ante •• WORD ORIGIN early …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ANTE — I. an ‧ te 1 /ˈænti/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: ante- ] up/raise the ante to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ANTE- — ante- /æntɪ/ AmE prefix [ Language: Latin ; Origin: ante 'before, in front of' ] before ⇨ anti- , post- …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ANTE- — prefix forming nouns and adjectives meaning 'before, preceding' (ante-room; antenatal; ante-post). [L ante (prep. & adv.), = before]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANTE — If you up the ante or raise the ante , you increase your demands when you are in dispute or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ANTE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES penny ante ▪ penny ante schemes to make money COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ANTE — (RISK) [noun] [C usually singular] - the amount of money that must be paid, esp. in a game of poker …
Cambridge English vocab
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RAISE — I noun BAD : There has been an enormous raise in house prices. GOOD : There has been an enormous …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ANTE — гл.; амер. вносить долю, делать взнос; оплачивать (up) The government anted up $10,000 to send the children's theatre company on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OR — or.ogg _I ɔ: n геральд. цвет золота _II ɔ:,ə cj 1. связывает два или несколько предложений или однородных членов предложения, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ANTE — ante.ogg 1. ʹæntı n 1. первая ставка ( в карточной игре, обыкн. в покере ) 2. 1> доля, часть; взнос …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RAISE — 1) подъём || поднимать 2) восстающий, восстающая выработка || проходить восстающий 3) штольня ( при проходке туннеля ) ; гезенк …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

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