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ante
ante is a 4-letter English word with 5 senses as noun, transitive/intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. 'anti`, Skr. anti, Goth. and-, anda- (only in comp.), AS. and-, ond-, (only in comp.: cf. Answer, Along), G. ant-, ent- (in comp.). The Latin ante is generally used in the sense of before, in regard to position, order, or time, and the Gr. 'anti` in that of opposite, or in the place of. Face value is 4 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 4 · Words With Friends 5 · 5 senses
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- 1
A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. 'anti`, Skr. anti, Goth. and-, anda- (only in comp.), AS. and-, ond-, (only in comp.: cf. Answer, Along), G. ant-, ent- (in comp.). The Latin ante is generally used in the sense of before, in regard to position, order, or time, and the Gr. 'anti` in that of opposite, or in the place of.
- 2noun
Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante) the game begins.
- 3transitive/intransitive verb
To put up (an ante).
- 4noun
(poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
- 5verb
place one's stake
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