stakes

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Pronunciation[change]

Noun[change]

Singular
stake

Plural
stakes

  1. The plural form of stake; more than one (kind of) stake.
  2. (uncountable) (plural only) Stakes are what you will win or lose if you try something.
    The stakes are high in this game. If we loose we will be out of the championship.
    The criminal was in a high stakes game of cat and mouse with the police.

Verb[change]

Plain form
stake

Third-person singular
stakes

Past tense
staked

Past participle
staked

Present participle
staking

  1. The third-person singular form of stake.