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ante

From Wiktionary
See also ante-

Pronunciation

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Homophones

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Noun

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Singular
ante

Plural
antes

  1. An ante is something you agree to risk before you know what will happen.
    The dealer asked the gamblers, "What's the ante."
    I seemed to have upped the ante on wiktionary when said I knew how to write IPA symbols.
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Preposition

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Preposition
ante

  1. before

Verb

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Plain form
ante

Third-person singular
antes

Past tense
anted

Past participle
anted

Present participle
anteing

  1. To pay the ante in poker.
  2. To make an investment in money, effort, or time before knowing one's chances.

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