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71ante up — vb to pay one s contribution, put one s money in the common pot. This expres sion, not to be confused with up the ante , comes from the preliminary stage in a poker game when one or all of the players must put a stake in the pot. By extension… …
72ante — [[t]æ̱nti[/t]] antes, anted PHRASE: V inflects If you up the ante or raise the ante, you increase your demands when you are in dispute or fighting for something. [JOURNALISM] Phrasal Verbs: ante up …
73ante — [ anti] noun a stake put up by a player in poker or brag before receiving cards. verb (antes, anteing, anted) (ante something up) put up an amount as an ante in poker or brag. ↘N. Amer. informal pay an amount of money in advance. Phrases up (or… …
74ante- — prefix forming nouns and adjectives meaning before, preceding (ante room; antenatal; ante post). Etymology: L ante (prep. & adv.), = before …
75ante- — Before, in front of (in time or place or order). SEE ALSO: pre , pro (1). [L. ante, before, in front of] * * * prefix denoting before. Examples: antenatal (before birth); anteprandial (before meals). * * * [L. ante before] a prefix meaning prior… …
76ante — Se emplea ante al referirse al representante o embajador de España en las Naciones Unidas o la Unión Europea: El embajador permanente ante las Naciones Unidas …
77ante — àn·te avv., prep. 1. avv. OB avanti, prima 2. prep. BU in usi burocratici, prima di: ante 1930 {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: av. 1250. ETIMO: dal lat. ante …
78ante- — àn·te pref. indica precedenza nel tempo e, più raramente, nello spazio, in parole di origine latina e di formazione italiana; con il valore di avanti nel tempo si premette a sostantivi e aggettivi: antebellico, anteguerra, antelunare,… …
79ante up — PHRASAL VERB: no cont If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly. [AM, INFORMAL] [V P n] Paul Reichmann offered to ante up $2 million …
80ante — UK [ˈæntɪ] / US noun up/raise the ante to try to get a greater advantage from a situation by taking a bigger risk A rival company upped the ante with a major sales campaign …
