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ante [links] UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈænti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈænti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(an′tē) ⓘ One or more forum threads is an exact match of your searched term in Spanish | in French | in Italian | English synonyms | English Usage | Conjugator | in context | images Inflections of 'ante' (v): (⇒ conjugate)antesv 3rd person singular anteingv pres p antedv past antedv past p WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025an•te /ˈænti/USA pronunciation n., v., -ted or -teed, -te•ing. n. [countable]
  1. Gamesa sum of money in the card game of poker, put into the pot by each player before the deal.
  2. cost; price:tried to raise the ante.
v. ante up,
  1. Games(in poker) to put (one's initial stake) into the pot: [~ + up + object]Ante up your bets now.[no object]Ante up and let's play.
  2. to produce or pay (one's share): [~ + up + object]had to ante up a dollar to help pay the fine.[no object]All right, ante up.
ante-, prefix.
  1. ante- is attached to roots and means "happening before'': antebellum (= before the war).
  2. ante- also means "located in front of'': anteroom (= room located in front of another).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025an•te (an′tē),USA pronunciation n., v., -ted or -teed, -te•ing. n.
  1. Games[Poker.]a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
  2. Businessan amount of money paid in advance to insure an individual's share in a joint business venture.
  3. Informal Termsan individual's share of the total expenses incurred by a group.
  4. Informal Termsthe price or cost of something.
v.t.
  1. Games[Poker.]to put (one's initial stake) into the pot.
  2. to produce or pay (one's share) (usually fol. by up):He anted up his half of the bill.
v.i.
  1. Games[Poker.]to put one's initial stake into the pot.
  2. Informal Termsto pay (usually fol. by up).
  • independent use of ante- 1830–40, American.
ante-,
  1. a prefix meaning "before,'' used in the formation of compound words:anteroom;antebellum;antedate.
  • Latin, prefixal form of preposition and adverb, adverbial ante (see ancient); akin to Greek antí, Old English and- against, toward, opposite. See answer, and, anti-
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ante /ˈæntɪ/ n
  1. 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
  3. up the ante ⇒ informal to increase the costs, risks, or considerations involved in taking an action or reaching a conclusion
 vb ( -tes, -teing, -ted, -teed)
  1. to place (one's stake) in poker
  2. (usually followed by up) informal chiefly US to pay
 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ante- prefix
  1. before in time or position; previous to; in front of: antedate, antechamber
Etymology: from Latin 'ante' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): AC - advance - a.m. - ancient - ante- - antebellum - antechamber - antediluvian - antemeridian - ante meridiem - antependium - antepenult - ante-post - anterior - anthelion - anticipate - antique - aunt - avaunt - rampart - straddle - un- - vide - A, a - acute anterior poliomyelitis - ad - adelantado - am - antecede - antechapel - antechoir - ante-Christum - antecourt - antedate - antefix - anteflexion - antehall - antemundane - antenatal - antenave - ante-Nicene - antenumber - antenuptial - anteorbital - antepast - anteporch - anteportico - anteprandial - anteprohibition - anterior pituitary In Lists: Poker terms, WtL, more...

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