Definitions for ANTE
ˈæn tiante

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. anteverb

   (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot

2. anteverb

   place one's stake

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. antenoun

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

2. anteverb

   To pay the ante in poker. Often used ante up.

3. anteverb

   To make an investment in money, effort, or time before knowing one's chances.

4. Etymology: From ante

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ANTE

   A Latin particle signifying before, which is frequently used in compositions; as, antediluvian, before the flood; antechamber, a chamber leading into another apartment.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Antenoun

   each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante) the game begins

2. Ante

   to put up (an ante)

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ante

   Ante is an unincorporated community located in Brunswick County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

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1. ANTE

   What does ANTE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the ANTE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ante

   before; used as a prefix.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ANTE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ante is ranked #35812 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Ante surname appeared 627 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Ante.
   
   44.6% or 280 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   34.6% or 217 total occurrences were White.
   15.7% or 99 total occurrences were Asian.
   3% or 19 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Cards
   • Stake

Anagrams for ANTE »

1. Etna

2. Nate

3. neat

4. taen

5. aten

6. tane

7. tean

How to pronounce ANTE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say ANTE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ANTE in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ANTE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of ANTE in a Sentence

1. Sheila Tate:

   I remember sitting in the ante room with President Reagan and we were dealing with a few things that had to be dealt with and there was this pounding, and President Reagan said :' They're pounding on his back.' And it was really shocking -- bam, bam -- just to get everything moving...

2. James Nixey:

   Now Russia has decided it's going to up the ante, it is a real-world problem that has global implications.

3. David Schenker:

   There are obvious risks with upping the ante, there's a very real prospect that more Jordanians will come into harm’s way and more additional troops will be taken captive or killed.

4. John Kirby:

   They're claiming The White House's The White House, i got The White House. But The White House's also a pretext to try to up the ante in tensions and to actually try to set a new status quo to get to a new normal where they think they can keep things at.

5. European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic:

   We are going to introduce this ex-ante check of the intergovernmental agreements, we should develop the mechanism where we would have the possibility to look into the intergovernmental agreements in a way that we would make sure that once concluded, they are compatible with EU law.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ANTE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ante
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ANTE
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ANTE
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ANTE
6. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=ANTE
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html