stake
gb/stˈeɪk/ us/stˈeɪk/
B1
Anglų
~ 10000
tét, kockán forog, érdek, részesedés, érdekeltség, karó, cövek, kockára tesz, feltesz, kockáztat, felkaróz, karóhoz köt, karóval megtámaszt, máglya
DAIKTAVARDIS
B2
1
tét
B1
kockán forog
B2
Vartosenos šablonas:
the stakes in [something] are [adjective]
With thousands of jobs at stake, the decision could reshape the region's economy.
Mivel több ezer munkahely forog kockán, a döntés átformálhatja a régió gazdaságát.
The stakes are high in this election for both parties.
Nagy a tét ezen a választáson mindkét párt számára.
In peace negotiations like these, too many lives are at stake.
Because the stakes were low, everyone treated the practice match as a bit of fun.
As the deadline approached, the stakes of failure felt even heavier.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The stakes are high in this game.
Nagy a tét ebben a játékban.
My job is at stake if I fail.
Ha kudarcot vallok, az állásom forog kockán.
Their future is at stake.
In this test the stakes are low.
The stakes in this decision are very big.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes say *"the stake is high"* instead of the usual plural form *"the stakes are high"*. They may also confuse this sense with the physical object (a wooden stake). Here, "stakes" refers to the level of risk or importance, not to a physical thing.
Reikšmė
level of risk or loss
Kolokacijos
high stakes
|low stakes
|the stakes are high
|raise the stakes
|increase the stakes
Sinonimai
risk (General word for the chance of loss or damage; does not always suggest a serious or important situation the way "high stakes" often does.)
Antonimai
safety (Suggests freedom from risk or danger, the opposite of a high or serious level of stakes.)
Temos
business
|daily life
|sports
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
How much you can lose or gain in a situation, and how important it is.
The degree of possible loss, danger, or importance involved in a situation or activity.
DAIKTAVARDIS
B2
2
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone] has a stake in [something]
Local residents have a direct stake in how the new road is planned.
A helyi lakosoknak közvetlen érdekük fűződik ahhoz, hogyan tervezik meg az új utat.
She holds a 20 percent stake in the company.
20 százalékos részesedése van a cégben.
Parents have a strong stake in how the school is run.
Environmental groups have no financial stake in the project, but they care about its impact.
Because he has such a big stake in the outcome, he follows every detail of the negotiations.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
Parents have a big stake in the school.
A szülőknek komoly érdekük fűződik az iskolához.
She has a financial stake in the business.
Pénzügyi érdekeltsége van a vállalkozásban.
We all have a stake in this decision.
The city has a stake in the new airport project.
They have no stake in the company, so they do not vote.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse this sense with the gambling sense. In business or politics, *a stake in something* usually means an ongoing interest or share, not money placed as a one‑time bet.
Reikšmė
personal or financial interest
Kolokacijos
have a stake in
|financial stake
|major stake
|minor stake
|equity stake
|stakeholder
Sinonimai
interest (A broad word for concern or involvement; may not always imply ownership or investment the way "stake" often does in business or politics.)
Antonimai
detachment (Suggests emotional or practical distance and a lack of involvement, the opposite of having a stake.)
Temos
business
|politics
|work
|relationships
|finance
Apibrėžimas
A reason to care about what happens to something, often because you own part of it or it will affect you.
A personal, financial, or other kind of interest or share in the success, failure, or direction of something.
DAIKTAVARDIS
B2
3
tét
B1
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone] puts a stake of [amount] on [something]
He placed a stake of fifty dollars on the final race.
Ötven dolláros tétet tett az utolsó futamra.
The minimum stake at this table is five euros.
Ennél az asztalnál a minimális tét öt euró.
She entered the poker game with a small stake and left with nothing.
Investors put up a large stake in the start‑up, knowing they might lose everything.
Each player agreed on the stake before the game began.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
He put a stake of ten dollars on the game.
Tíz dollárt tett fel a meccsre.
The stake is very small, only one euro.
A tét nagyon kicsi, csak egy euró.
She lost her whole stake in one hand.
They agreed on the stake before they started to play.
You should not gamble with a big stake if you are not sure.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes use *"price"* or *"cost"* instead of *"stake"*. The *stake* is the amount you choose to risk, not the normal price of something.
Reikšmė
money or value risked
Kolokacijos
small stake
|large stake
|initial stake
|put up a stake
|lose your stake
|win the stake
Sinonimai
bet (Very common in everyday speech for money risked on a result; does not suggest the more formal or written style that "stake" can have.)
Antonimai
winnings (Refers to money gained rather than money risked, the opposite result of losing your stake.)
Temos
gambling
|sports
|business
|finance
|daily_life
Apibrėžimas
Money or something valuable that you risk on the result of a game or event.
Money or something else of value that is risked on the result of a game, competition, or uncertain event.
DAIKTAVARDIS
B1
4
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone] drives a stake into [the ground]
He drove a wooden stake into the ground to tie the dog to.
Egy fa karót vert a földbe, hogy ahhoz kösse a kutyát.
Use a few stakes to support the young tomato plants.
Használj néhány karót a fiatal paradicsompalánták megtámasztására.
They marked the boundary of the new fence line with metal stakes.
Make sure each tent stake is firmly in the ground before the storm hits.
Surveyors placed stakes at the corners of the planned building.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
We used a wooden stake to hold the tent.
Egy fa cöveket használtunk a sátor rögzítéséhez.
He put a stake in the ground to mark the place.
Leszúrt egy karót a földbe, hogy megjelölje a helyet.
The plant needs a stake to stand straight.
She hit the stake into the ground with a hammer.
They put white stakes around the new garden.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may confuse this with *stick* or *pole*. A *stake* is normally pointed at one end and is put into the ground to support or mark something.
Reikšmė
pointed post in the ground
Kolokacijos
wooden stake
|metal stake
|tent stake
|plant stake
|drive a stake into
Sinonimai
post (A general word for an upright piece of wood or metal; not all posts are pointed or driven into the ground as stakes are.)
Temos
nature
|construction
|camping
|daily_life
|housing
Apibrėžimas
A strong, pointed stick or post that you push into the ground to hold something or to show a place.
A strong, usually pointed piece of wood or metal that is pushed into the ground to support something or mark a position.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B2
5
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone] stakes [something] on [something]
She refused to stake her savings on such a risky plan.
Nem volt hajlandó kockára tenni a megtakarításait egy ilyen kockázatos tervért.
He staked his reputation on the success of the project.
A hírnevét tette fel a projekt sikerére.
I wouldn't stake much on that team winning the championship.
Investors are staking millions on the new technology.
You are staking our friendship on this decision, and I hope you are right.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
He staked ten dollars on the game.
Tíz dollárt tett fel a meccsre.
She will not stake her money on that plan.
Nem fogja kockára tenni a pénzét azért a tervért.
I would not stake my job on his promise.
They staked everything on this one big project.
Do not stake too much on one idea.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes say *"stake on"* without an object, as in *"He staked on the game"*. You must say what is risked: *"He staked ten dollars on the game"* or *"He staked his job on the result."*
Reikšmė
risk money or value on result
Kolokacijos
stake money on
|stake everything on
|stake your life on
|stake your reputation on
|heavily staked on
Sinonimai
bet (The most common everyday verb for risking money on a result; "stake" can sound slightly more formal or serious and can be used with non‑money things like a reputation.)
Antonimai
secure (Means to protect or make safe, the opposite of putting something at risk.)
Temos
gambling
|business
|daily life
|finance
|daily_life
Apibrėžimas
To risk money or something important on the result of a game, decision, or event.
To risk money, reputation, or something else valuable on the result of a game, decision, or uncertain event.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B2
6
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone] stakes [something] in place
Gardeners staked the young trees to protect them from the wind.
A kertészek karóhoz kötötték a fiatal fákat, hogy megvédjék őket a széltől.
You should stake the tomato plants before they get too heavy.
Érdemes felkaróznod a paradicsompalántákat, mielőtt túl nehezek lesznek.
They staked the tent securely before the storm arrived.
Each vine was neatly staked along the fence.
He staked the sign in the grass near the road.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
We staked the small tree so it would not fall.
Felkaróztuk a kis fát, hogy ne dőljön el.
She staked the plant with a long stick.
Egy hosszú bottal karózta fel a növényt.
They staked the tent before they went to sleep.
He staked the sign in front of the house.
The flowers grew straight because they were staked.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may confuse this with the idiom *"stake out"*, which is about watching a place, not supporting something with a post. Here, the action is physical: using a stake in the ground.
Reikšmė
support something with a stake
Kolokacijos
stake the plants
|stake the tree
|carefully staked
|stake the tent
|newly staked vines
Sinonimai
prop up (Informal phrasal verb meaning to support something so it does not fall; does not specifically mention using a stake in the ground.)
Antonimai
pull up (To remove from the ground, often making something unsupported, the opposite of staking it firmly.)
Temos
nature
|gardening
|construction
|daily_life
|housing
Apibrėžimas
To hold something up or keep it in place by tying it to a strong stick or post in the ground.
To support, fasten, or hold something in place by attaching it to a stake driven into the ground.
DAIKTAVARDIS
C1
LITERARY
7
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone] is burned at the stake
Many accused witches were burned at the stake in the Middle Ages.
A középkorban sok boszorkánysággal vádolt embert égettek el máglyán.
Refusing to deny his beliefs, he was condemned to the stake.
Mivel nem volt hajlandó megtagadni a hitét, máglyára ítélték.
The novel describes the fear of those waiting at the stake.
She studied how heretics were punished at the stake in early modern Europe.
Legends tell of heroes who faced the stake rather than betray their friends.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
In the past some people were burned at the stake.
Régen egyes embereket máglyán égettek el.
He was tied to the stake and killed.
Karóhoz kötözték, majd kivégezték.
The book tells the story of a woman who dies at the stake.
They show the old place where people were burned at the stake.
Many so‑called witches were sent to the stake.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may think this meaning is still used in modern law. Today it is only used about history or in stories; it is not a modern form of punishment.
Reikšmė
post for burning execution
Kolokacijos
burned at the stake
|condemned to the stake
|sentenced to the stake
|tied to the stake
Temos
history
|religion
|law
Apibrėžimas
A wooden post where, in the past, people were tied and burned as a way of killing them.
A wooden post to which a person was tied in order to be burned to death as a form of execution.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
stake
IPA
GB/stˈeɪk/
US/stˈeɪk/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
stake (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (stake)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: stake
- Plural: stakes
Verb
- Base: stake
- 3rd Person Singular: stakes
- Present Participle: staking
- Past: staked
Žodžių šeima
Forms
stakes
noun
staking
verb
staked
verb
Related words
stakeholder
noun B2
Advanced or less common
stakeout
noun
Posakiai
at stake
1/ˈæt stˈeɪk/
idiom
in danger of being lost
In a position where something important may be lost, harmed, or affected.
Pavyzdžiai
- There is a lot at stake in these peace talks.
- My reputation is at stake if this plan fails.
- With so much money at stake, they checked every detail twice.
burn at the stake
1/bˈɚn ˈæt ðə stˈeɪk/
idiom
literary
execute by burning on a post
To kill someone by tying them to a post and burning them, used in the past as a form of punishment.
Pavyzdžiai
- Many people were burned at the stake for their beliefs.
- The play ends with the hero being burned at the stake.
- History books describe how so‑called witches were burned at the stake.
have a stake in [something]
1/hˈæv ə stˈeɪk ˈɪn sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
have an interest in something
To have a reason to care about what happens to something, often because it will help or hurt you.
Pavyzdžiai
- Everyone in the community has a stake in the school.
- Employees have a stake in how the company is managed.
- As parents, we have a stake in the outcome of these talks.
high stakes
1/hˈaɪ stˈeɪks/
fixed phrase
involving very big risks
Involving very big risks or very big possible rewards.
Pavyzdžiai
- She enjoys the high stakes of international business deals.
- In this high‑stakes exam, one bad score can change a student's future.
- Politics is a high‑stakes game in that country.
lower the stakes
1/lˈoʊɚ ðə stˈeɪks/
idiom
reduce risk or pressure
To make a situation less serious, less risky, or less stressful.
Pavyzdžiai
- We lowered the stakes by doing a small test first.
- Offering a money‑back guarantee lowers the stakes for new customers.
- To lower the stakes, they turned the graded exam into a practice quiz.
raise the stakes
1/ɹˈeɪz ðə stˈeɪks/
idiom
increase risk or pressure
To make a situation more serious or risky, often by adding more money, power, or importance.
Pavyzdžiai
- The company raised the stakes by investing even more money in the project.
- Her public promise raised the stakes for everyone involved.
- Each new round of the competition raises the stakes for the players.
stake a claim (to)
1/stˈeɪk ə klˈeɪm tə/
idiom
declare a right to something
To clearly say that you have a right to something or that something should be yours.
Pavyzdžiai
- Several companies are staking a claim to the new market.
- She staked her claim to the corner office as soon as she was promoted.
- Young artists are staking a claim to space in the city center.
stake one's life on [something]
1/stˈeɪk wˈʌnz lˈaɪf ˈɔn sˈʌmθɪŋ/
idiom
be completely certain of something
To say you are completely sure about something, as if you would risk your life on it.
Pavyzdžiai
- I would stake my life on her honesty.
- He'd stake his life on the team winning tonight.
- She was so sure of the result that she staked her life on it.
stake out
1/stˈeɪk ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
watch a place secretly
To watch a place secretly for some time, usually to catch someone or learn what is happening there.
Pavyzdžiai
- The police staked out the warehouse all night.
- Reporters staked out the actor's house, waiting for a photo.
- We decided to stake out the café to see who met there.
up the stakes
1/ˈʌp ðə stˈeɪks/
idiom
informal
make situation more demanding
To make a game, plan, or situation more difficult, risky, or exciting.
Pavyzdžiai
- They upped the stakes by adding a tight deadline.
- The show really upped the stakes in the second season.
- Adding a cash prize upped the stakes for the contest.