ante

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin ante (“before”). Doublet of and. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈænti/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈænti/, [ˈɛənti] (Australian) IPA(key): /ˈænti/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɛnti/ Rhymes: -ænti Homophones: anti, anty, auntie (one pronunciation) === Preposition === ante Synonym of before, earlier in time, particularly used in historical dating. Coordinate terms: circa, post, ob., r. ==== Alternative forms ==== a. === Noun === ante (plural antes) A price or cost, as in up the ante. (poker) In poker and other games, the contribution made by all players to the pot, often before dealing all the cards. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Verb === ante (third-person singular simple present antes, present participle anteing, simple past and past participle anted or anteed) To pay the ante in poker. Often used as ante up. To make an investment in money, effort, or time before knowing one's chances. ==== Translations ==== === See also === status quo ante bellum === References === “ante”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === tane, ta'en, anet, etna, NEAT, Aten, Neat, neta, Etan, Nate, neat, Etna, Tean, Tena == Akatek == === Verb === ante to cure == Asturian == === Alternative forms === énte === Etymology === From Latin ante. === Preposition === ante before, in front of Synonym: delantre == Cimbrian == === Etymology === Compare Old High German anto (“zeal, anger”), which could have undergone a semantic shift. === Noun === ante ? (Sette Comuni) sorrow 's tüumar ante ― sorry (literally, “it does me sorrow”) === References === “ante” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ante. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑn.tə/ Hyphenation: an‧te Rhymes: -ɑntə === Noun === ante f (plural anten, no diminutive) (architecture) anta, corner pilaster == Eastern Arrernte == === Noun === ante and (from English) === References === 2020. Eastern and Central Arrernte Learners' List, compiled by Veronica Perrule Dobson and John Henderson. Alice Springs, NT. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin antae. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃t/ === Noun === ante f (plural antes) anta === Further reading === “ante”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Preposition === ante before, in front of Synonym: perante ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === ante m (plural antes) elk (US), moose (UK) (Alces alces) Synonym: alce == Ido == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian ante, Spanish ante, and to some extent English anterior, all ultimately from Latin ante. (Compare Esperanto antaŭ (“before”, time and space).) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈante/ === Preposition === ante before (of time) Antonym: pos Ante parolar on devas pensar. ― Before talking one should think. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Paronyms ==== avan (“before”, in space) == Interlingua == === Preposition === ante ago ==== Usage notes ==== The English word "ago" is used like a postposition. == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈan.te/ Rhymes: -ante Hyphenation: àn‧te === Etymology 1 === From Latin ante, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti (“opposite, in front of”). ==== Alternative forms ==== anti ==== Adverb ==== ante (archaic, regional) afore, ere; before, earlier rather than, instead (of) c. 1362, Buccio di Ranallo, Cronaca aquilana rimata, Forzani (1907), p. 171, “Anima, che diverse cose tante”: ===== Related terms ===== ante- anteriore anzi anziano avanti === Etymology 2 === Form of anta. ==== Noun ==== ante f plural of anta === Anagrams === Etna, nate, tane == Latin == === Alternative forms === (preposition): a. (abbreviation) in ante ab ante (Late Latin) === Etymology === From Proto-Italic *anti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti, locative singular of the root noun *h₂ent- (“front, front side”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí, “opposite, facing”), Sanskrit अन्ति (ánti), Old Armenian ընդ (ənd), Tocharian B ānte, and English and. The change from PIE ablative to Latin accusative is like the confrontational accusative used with Ancient Greek παρά (pará). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈan.tɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈan.te] === Preposition === ante (+ accusative) indicates anteriority. before Synonyms: prae, prō Antonym: post of space. in front, before, forwards before, in the presence of, in the sight of of time. before ante omnia ― first of all ante litteram (literally, “before the letter”) of importance. before, more than === Adverb === ante (comparative anterius) before, in front, forwards (of space) before, previously (of time) ante diem V 4th day before ("fifth" counting inclusively) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== antiae ==== Descendants ==== === References === === Further reading === “ante”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “ante”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "ante", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “ante”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[3], London: Macmillan and Co. ante in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2026), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== ante alternative form of ampte === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== ante alternative form of aunte == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French antain === Noun === ante f (plural antes) auntie; aunt ==== Descendants ==== French: tante == Norwegian Bokmål == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑːntə/ Rhymes: -ɑːntə Hyphenation: an‧te === Verb === ante simple past of ane past participle definite singular of ane past participle plural of ane === Anagrams === etan, nate, tane == Old French == === Noun === ante f nominative singular of antain == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Noun === ante inflection of anta (“end”): locative singular accusative plural locative singular of anta (“intestine”) === Adjective === ante inflection of anta (“extreme; interior”): locative singular masculine/neuter accusative plural masculine == Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin ante. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃tʃi, (Portugal) -ɐ̃tɨ Hyphenation: an‧te === Preposition === ante (dated) before (in front of in space) Synonym: perante (dated) in front of (at or near the front part of) (dated) in front of (in the presence of someone) ==== Synonyms ==== (in front of): em frente a, na frente de, diante de === Adverb === ante (not comparable) obsolete form of antes === Further reading === “ante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈante/ [ˈãn̪.t̪e] Rhymes: -ante Syllabification: an‧te === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin ante. ==== Preposition ==== ante in front of, before against, compared to Synonyms: contra, frente a ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Andalusian Arabic لمط (lámṭ). ==== Noun ==== ante m (plural antes, feminine anta, feminine plural antas) elk Synonym: alce suede (Mexico) tapir (large odd-toed ungulate with a long prehensile upper lip) Synonyms: sachavaca, anta, anteburro, tapir ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === “ante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Verb === ante (colloquial, dialectal) past of ana Synonym: anade ==== Derived terms ==== det ante mig === Anagrams === Aten, enat, etan == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English ante, from Latin ante. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔante/ [ˈʔan̪.t̪ɛ] Rhymes: -ante Syllabification: an‧te === Noun === ante (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ) (poker) ante (initial contribution in games) (finance) advance payment Synonyms: paunang-bayad, antisipo, adelanto === Further reading === “ante”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018