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Synonyms for ante

Grammar : Noun
Spell : an-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæn ti


Définition of ante

Origin :
  • 1838 (n.), 1846 (v.), American English poker slang, apparently from Latin ante "before," from PIE *anti "facing opposite, near, in front of, before" (cf. Sanskrit antah "end, border, boundary," Hittite hanti "opposite," Greek anta, anten "opposite," anti "over against, opposite, before;" Old Lithuanian anta "on to;" Gothic anda "along;" Old English and- "against;" German ent- "along, against"), from root *ant- "front, forehead."
  • noun wager
Example sentences :
  • I confess that, when I beheld you in the ante room, I blushed for my past forgetfulness.
  • Extract from : « Calderon The Courtier » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • By instinct, I suppose, I drifted towards my ante bellum quarters.
  • Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
  • One (called Chipadzi's) has been already mentioned (see p. 75, ante).
  • Extract from : « Impressions of South Africa » by James Bryce
  • If it was a bid for him to raise the ante, Morgan was starting off on a lame leg, he said.
  • Extract from : « Trail's End » by George W. Ogden
  • These books contain the record kept by the Kirm-ul-Ktibn, (Ante p. 141).
  • Extract from : « The Faith of Islam » by Edward Sell
  • The play or 'ante' to the game was fifty cents, with no limit.
  • Extract from : « Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations » by William Howe
  • Ante is the last to look at his cards, or in other words, has the last say.
  • Extract from : « Round Games with Cards » by W. H. Peel
  • If the limit be one shilling, the ante may be fixed at one penny.
  • Extract from : « Round Games with Cards » by W. H. Peel
  • C, who has the right to straddle the ante does not do so, so no other player may.
  • Extract from : « Round Games with Cards » by W. H. Peel
  • If (b) he accept his cards, he must stake a sum at least twice the amount of ante.
  • Extract from : « Round Games with Cards » by W. H. Peel

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