stake
/steɪk/ verbo C2En español: estacar, machetear, poner en juego
- To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes. · to stake vines or plants
- To pierce or wound with a stake.
- To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.
- To provide (another) with money in order to engage in an activity as betting or a business venture. · John went broke, so to keep him playing, Jill had to stake him.· His family staked him $10,000 to get his business started.
- To deposit and risk a considerable amount of cryptocurrency in order to participate in the proof of stake process of verification.
He/she/it stakes · Pasado staked · Participio pasado staked · Forma en -ing staking
Formas del verbo
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- Forma en -ing
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Phrasal verbs y expresiones
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You must know I felt so interested in the splendid roan horse, with his elegant little rider, so tastefully dressed in a pink satin jacket and cap, that I could not help praying for their success with as much earnestness as though the half of my fortune were at stake; and when I saw them outstrip all the others, and come to the winning-post in such gallant style, I actually clapped my hands with joy.
That sharp stake at the landing had torn off the strip of batting nailed on the flat.
Your own safety at stake.—Pierrot.
“I think you will find,” said Sherlock Holmes, “that you will play for a higher stake to-night than you have ever done yet, and that the play will be more exciting.
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