Definition of raise in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of raise. Increasing the size of a bet (as in poker) 'I'll see your raise and double it' lift. Raise definition, to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about. Blackjack apprenticeship risk of ruin. In this case, the previous bet or raise was the $10 blind bet. In order to make a legal raise, the raise had to increase the wager by at least the amount established by the big blind, or $10. Our player's raise to $20 consists of a $10 call and a $10 raise, which constitutes a legal raise. Texas hold'em poker odds calculator. Raise definition is - to cause or help to rise to a standing position. How to use raise in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of raise. The best position to have in poker is late position, which is defined as the dealer and the players just to his right. Being in late position allows you to have a lot more information about how the hand is going as you've seen how the majority of the table has decided to play their cards before you have to make your own choice of whether to call, bet, raise, or fold.
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ante-
(word root) beforeAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree
an·te
(ăn′tē)n.Poker Raise Meaning Dictionary
1. Games The stake that each poker player must put into the pool before receiving a hand or before receiving new cards.
2. A price to be paid, especially as one's share; cost: 'Whether they could actually turn back Soviet policy depended on many factors that Moscow might yet choose to test by upping the ante'(Foreign Affairs).'Citizen Kane was the movie that raised the artistic ante among American filmmakers'(J. Hoberman).
v.tr.1. Games To put (one's stake) into the pool in poker.
2. To pay (money or a fee): Let's ante the entry fee.
v.intr.1. Games To put one's stake into the pool in poker: Don't look at your cards until everyone has anted.
[From Latin, before; see ant- in Indo-European roots.]
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ante
(ˈæntɪ) n1. (Card Games) the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players
2. informal a sum of money representing a person's share, as in a syndicate
3. up the ante informal to increase the costs, risks, or considerations involved in taking an action or reaching a conclusion: whenever they reached their goal, they upped the ante by setting more complex challenges for themselves.
vb, -tes, -teing, -ted
or-teed
n., v. -ted-teed, -te•ing.n.
5. (usually foll by up) informalchieflyUS to pay
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an•te
(ˈæn ti)n., v. -ted-teed, -te•ing.n.
1. a fixed but arbitrary stake in poker put into the pot by each player before the deal.
2. an individual's share of the total expenses incurred by a group.
v.t. 4. (in poker) to put (one's initial stake) into the pot.
5. to produce or pay (one's share) (usu. fol. by up).
v.i. 6. (in poker) to put one's initial stake into the pot.
[1830–40, Amer.; independent use of ante-]
ante-
a prefix meaning 'happening before' (antediluvian), 'located in front of' (anteroom).
[< Latin, prefixal form of preposition and adv. ante; akin to Greek antí, Old English and- against, toward, opposite. See answer, and, anti-]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ante
Past participle: anted/anteed
Gerund: anteing
| Imperative |
|---|
| ante |
| ante |
| Present |
|---|
| I ante |
| you ante |
| he/she/it antes |
| we ante |
| you ante |
| they ante |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I anted/anteed |
| you anted/anteed |
| he/she/it anted/anteed |
| we anted/anteed |
| you anted/anteed |
| they anted/anteed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am anteing |
| you are anteing |
| he/she/it is anteing |
| we are anteing |
| you are anteing |
| they are anteing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have anted/anteed |
| you have anted/anteed |
| he/she/it has anted/anteed |
| we have anted/anteed |
| you have anted/anteed |
| they have anted/anteed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was anteing |
| you were anteing |
| he/she/it was anteing |
| we were anteing |
| you were anteing |
| they were anteing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had anted/anteed |
| you had anted/anteed |
| he/she/it had anted/anteed |
| we had anted/anteed |
| you had anted/anteed |
| they had anted/anteed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will ante |
| you will ante |
| he/she/it will ante |
| we will ante |
| you will ante |
| they will ante |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have anted/anteed |
| you will have anted/anteed |
| he/she/it will have anted/anteed |
| we will have anted/anteed |
| you will have anted/anteed |
| they will have anted/anteed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be anteing |
| you will be anteing |
| he/she/it will be anteing |
| we will be anteing |
| you will be anteing |
| they will be anteing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been anteing |
| you have been anteing |
| he/she/it has been anteing |
| we have been anteing |
| you have been anteing |
| they have been anteing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been anteing |
| you will have been anteing |
| he/she/it will have been anteing |
| we will have been anteing |
| you will have been anteing |
| they will have been anteing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been anteing |
| you had been anteing |
| he/she/it had been anteing |
| we had been anteing |
| you had been anteing |
| they had been anteing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would ante |
| you would ante |
| he/she/it would ante |
| we would ante |
| you would ante |
| they would ante |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have anted/anteed |
| you would have anted/anteed |
| he/she/it would have anted/anteed |
| we would have anted/anteed |
| you would have anted/anteed |
| they would have anted/anteed |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
| Noun | 1. | ante - (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot poker game, poker - any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand bet, stakes, wager, stake - the money risked on a gamble |
| Verb | 1. | ante - place one's stake card game, cards - a game played with playing cards bet on, gage, game, stake, punt, back - place a bet on; 'Which horse are you backing?'; 'I'm betting on the new horse' |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
ante
nounup the anteraise the stakesHe knew he had to up the ante again in this poker game.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
ante
nounSomething risked on an uncertain outcome:
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ante
[ˈæntɪ] (esp US)A.N (Cards) → apuestaf
to raise or up the ante (Cards) → subir la apuesta (fig) → elevar las demandas
to raise or up the ante (Cards) → subir la apuesta (fig) → elevar las demandas
C.VI → poner su apuesta
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
ante
[ˈænti]nto up the ante → fairemonter les enjeuxante .. prefix → anté .., anti .., pré ..
Poker Check Raise Meaning
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
ante
n (Cards) → Einsatzm; to raise or up the ante(fig inf) → den Einsatzerhöhen
vi → setzen, seinen Einsatzmachen; his father anted up as usual(fig inf) → sein Vaterblechte wie gewöhnlich(inf)
ante
:antechamber
antedatevt document, cheque → vordatieren (→ to auf+acc); event → vorausgehen(+dat) → (by um)
antediluvian
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
ante
[ˈæntɪ]n (fam) to up the ante (in game) (also fig) → alzare la postaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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English[edit]
Poker Raise Rules
or-teed
n., v. -ted-teed, -te•ing.n.
Past participle: anted/anteed
Gerund: anteing
to up the ante → fairemonter les enjeuxante .. prefix → anté .., anti .., pré ..
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5. (usually foll by up) informalchieflyUS to pay
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
an•te
(ˈæn ti)n., v. -ted-teed, -te•ing.n.
1. a fixed but arbitrary stake in poker put into the pot by each player before the deal.
2. an individual's share of the total expenses incurred by a group.
v.t. 4. (in poker) to put (one's initial stake) into the pot.
5. to produce or pay (one's share) (usu. fol. by up).
v.i. 6. (in poker) to put one's initial stake into the pot.
[1830–40, Amer.; independent use of ante-]
ante-
a prefix meaning 'happening before' (antediluvian), 'located in front of' (anteroom).
[< Latin, prefixal form of preposition and adv. ante; akin to Greek antí, Old English and- against, toward, opposite. See answer, and, anti-]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ante
Past participle: anted/anteed
Gerund: anteing
| Imperative |
|---|
| ante |
| ante |
| Present |
|---|
| I ante |
| you ante |
| he/she/it antes |
| we ante |
| you ante |
| they ante |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I anted/anteed |
| you anted/anteed |
| he/she/it anted/anteed |
| we anted/anteed |
| you anted/anteed |
| they anted/anteed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am anteing |
| you are anteing |
| he/she/it is anteing |
| we are anteing |
| you are anteing |
| they are anteing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have anted/anteed |
| you have anted/anteed |
| he/she/it has anted/anteed |
| we have anted/anteed |
| you have anted/anteed |
| they have anted/anteed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was anteing |
| you were anteing |
| he/she/it was anteing |
| we were anteing |
| you were anteing |
| they were anteing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had anted/anteed |
| you had anted/anteed |
| he/she/it had anted/anteed |
| we had anted/anteed |
| you had anted/anteed |
| they had anted/anteed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will ante |
| you will ante |
| he/she/it will ante |
| we will ante |
| you will ante |
| they will ante |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have anted/anteed |
| you will have anted/anteed |
| he/she/it will have anted/anteed |
| we will have anted/anteed |
| you will have anted/anteed |
| they will have anted/anteed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be anteing |
| you will be anteing |
| he/she/it will be anteing |
| we will be anteing |
| you will be anteing |
| they will be anteing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been anteing |
| you have been anteing |
| he/she/it has been anteing |
| we have been anteing |
| you have been anteing |
| they have been anteing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been anteing |
| you will have been anteing |
| he/she/it will have been anteing |
| we will have been anteing |
| you will have been anteing |
| they will have been anteing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been anteing |
| you had been anteing |
| he/she/it had been anteing |
| we had been anteing |
| you had been anteing |
| they had been anteing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would ante |
| you would ante |
| he/she/it would ante |
| we would ante |
| you would ante |
| they would ante |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have anted/anteed |
| you would have anted/anteed |
| he/she/it would have anted/anteed |
| we would have anted/anteed |
| you would have anted/anteed |
| they would have anted/anteed |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
| Noun | 1. | ante - (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot poker game, poker - any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand bet, stakes, wager, stake - the money risked on a gamble |
| Verb | 1. | ante - place one's stake card game, cards - a game played with playing cards bet on, gage, game, stake, punt, back - place a bet on; 'Which horse are you backing?'; 'I'm betting on the new horse' |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
ante
nounup the anteraise the stakesHe knew he had to up the ante again in this poker game.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
ante
nounSomething risked on an uncertain outcome:
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ante
[ˈæntɪ] (esp US)A.N (Cards) → apuestaf
to raise or up the ante (Cards) → subir la apuesta (fig) → elevar las demandas
to raise or up the ante (Cards) → subir la apuesta (fig) → elevar las demandas
C.VI → poner su apuesta
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
ante
[ˈænti]nto up the ante → fairemonter les enjeuxante .. prefix → anté .., anti .., pré ..
Poker Check Raise Meaning
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
ante
n (Cards) → Einsatzm; to raise or up the ante(fig inf) → den Einsatzerhöhen
vi → setzen, seinen Einsatzmachen; his father anted up as usual(fig inf) → sein Vaterblechte wie gewöhnlich(inf)
ante
:antechamber
antedatevt document, cheque → vordatieren (→ to auf+acc); event → vorausgehen(+dat) → (by um)
antediluvian
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
ante
[ˈæntɪ]n (fam) to up the ante (in game) (also fig) → alzare la postaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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English[edit]
Poker Raise Rules
Etymology[edit]
Mandalay bay hotel map. From gambling.
Phrase[edit]
- Used to accept (or call) a bet, and at the same time raise the stakes.
- I'll see your five and raise you ten.
- I'll see your bet and raise you one thousand.
- I'll see your $20 and raise you $200.
- More generally, used when someone produces or reveals something. One says this to announce they will answer by producing or revealing something of their own, usually greater in significance.
- I'll see your defective gallbladder and raise you one heart murmur and a kidney stone.
- Well, sir, I'll see your four months in Vietnam and raise you the twenty years I spent serving as an Air Force pilot flying in conflicts as far-ranging as Grenada, Somalia, Bosnia, and Haiti.
- I'll see your gigabyte and raise you a terabyte.
Usage notes[edit]
- Often used with two direct objects; see the examples above.
- This is considered a string bet in most poker games and is not allowed.
Raise In Poker Meaning
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