stakes
Pronunciation
[change]Noun
[change]- The plural form of stake; more than one (kind of) stake.
- (uncountable) (plural only) Stakes are what you will win or lose if you try something.
- The stakes are high in this game. If we loose we will be out of the championship.
- The criminal was in a high stakes game of cat and mouse with the police.
Verb
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Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- The third-person singular form of stake.