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单词 ante-
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ante- prefix
  1. before in time or position; previous to; in front of: antedate, antechamber
Etymology: from Latin
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
an•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 © 2024
an•te  (antē),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-

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