English

Etymology
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.).

Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /�ænt.i/
audio|en-us-ante.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ænti|-ænti

Homonyms
Auntie (if pronounced like "ant" with an 'i' on the end instead of like awwwntie.)

Noun
en-noun

1. poker In poker and other games, the contribution made by all players to the pot before dealing the cards.

Translations
Finnish: aloituspanos, alkupanos

See also
up the ante

Verb
en-verb

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

Translations
trans-top|To pay the ante in poker
Finnish: maksaa alkupanos
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|To make an investment in money, effort, or time before knowing one's chances
trans-mid
trans-bottom

References
R:1913

Ido

Preposition
infl|io|preposition

1. before

Latin

Preposition
infl|la|preposition + accusative

1. before

Spanish

Etymology 1
From L.|es #Latin|ante.

Preposition
infl|es|preposition

1. in front of, before

#: Tengo que aparecer ante el juez. — "I have to appear before the judge."

Etymology 2
From dante.

Noun
es-noun-m

1. suede

Swedish

Verb
infl|sv|verb

1. colloquial|lang=sv form of|past tense|ana

See also
anade
det ante mig

es:ante
fr:ante
gl:ante
ko:ante
io:ante
id:ante
ie:ante
it:ante
la:ante
hu:ante
nl:ante
no:ante
pl:ante
pt:ante
ru:ante
fi:ante
te:ante
vi:ante
tr:ante

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