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The terrorists know what is at stake, which is why they are pulling out all the stops to derail our efforts. They understand that a free and democratic Iraq is a serious blow to their interests.
Elizabeth Dole

Meaning of "at stake" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AT STAKE

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WHAT DOES AT STAKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of at stake in the English dictionary

The definition of at stake in the dictionary is at risk.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AT STAKE

at sea
at second hand
at short notice
at sight
at sixes and sevens
at someone´s beck and call
at someone´s feet
at someone´s hand
at source
at speed
at that
at the back of one´s mind
at the best of times
at the cost of
at the double
at the drop of a hat
at the earliest
at the end of one´s tether
at the end of the day
at the expense of

WORDS THAT END LIKE AT STAKE

air-intake
category mistake
clbuttic mistake
double take
give-and-take
grubstake
intake
mistake
outtake
overtake
partake
retake
shiitake
slow on the uptake
spelling mistake
stake
sweepstake
take
undertake
uptake

Synonyms and antonyms of at stake in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AT STAKE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «at stake» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of at stake

Translation of «at stake» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AT STAKE

Find out the translation of at stake to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of at stake from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «at stake» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

危在旦夕
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en juego
570 millions of speakers

English

at stake
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दांव पर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

على المحك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

на карту
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

em jogo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিপন্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

en danger
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dipertaruhkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

auf dem Spiel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

危機にひんして
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

걸려
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing saham
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bị đe dọa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பணயத்தில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भागभांडवल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tehlikede
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

in gioco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stawką
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на карту
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în joc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διακυβεύεται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

op die spel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

på spel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

på spill
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of at stake

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AT STAKE»

The term «at stake» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.377 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AT STAKE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «at stake» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «at stake» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about at stake

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10 QUOTES WITH «AT STAKE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word at stake.
1
Floyd Abrams
CBS fought very hard on this because it believed and believes that there's a principle at stake here. The principle is that Dan Rather doesn't work for the police, and that people that speak to Dan Rather understand that he's a journalist and not a police agent.
2
Alan Arkin
I love working if it's with people who are capable of having a good time. People with a little bit of enjoyment of what they do. If it's enormous pressure, and people feel that their lives are at stake, then it's agony. So I try to pick projects where I feel like I'm going to avoid those traps.
3
Bille August
It was a major dream come true at last. In many respects, Jerusalem is a very modern and important story about people in a period of transition, with all the unrest that permeates society on the eve of a new century. The big life issues are at stake.
4
Arthur C. Brooks
The battle is on, and nothing less than the soul of America is at stake.
5
Kirk Cameron
If my kids came to me and said, 'I'm gay,' I'd say, 'Son, I love you.' That's never at stake. Never, never, never at stake.
6
Frank Carlucci
Putin has a lot at stake here and restoring the relationship with the United States, and there are already signs as Sandy mentioned that he's moving in the right direction to begin to ascertain that their trade with Iran is not used for the production of nuclear weapons.
7
Mary Chapin Carpenter
So I think that if I do feel more freedom right now in my career, it's not so much because I have less at stake but more a sense that I've learned more.
8
James Cromwell
The health of the planet is at stake, because the cruelty and the waste that accompanies the slaughter of billions of animals each year literally infects us all. We could consume healthy plant-based food produced at almost infinitely less cost. What does that say, really, about us and what we're doing... to animals and to ourselves?
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Elizabeth Dole
Iraq is the central battleground in the war on terror. The terrorists certainly know what is at stake, which is why they are pulling out all the stops to derail our efforts there. They know that a free and democratic Iraq is a serious blow to their interests.
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Elizabeth Dole
The terrorists know what is at stake, which is why they are pulling out all the stops to derail our efforts. They understand that a free and democratic Iraq is a serious blow to their interests.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AT STAKE»

Discover the use of at stake in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to at stake and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
How To Marry a Millionaire Vampire
So what if he's a bit older and usually regards a human female as dinner, not a dinner date?
Kerrelyn Sparks, 2009
2
Fighting the Forces: What's at Stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Fighting the Forces explores the struggle to create meaning in an impressive example of popular culture, the television series phenomenon Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Rhonda Wilcox, David Lavery, 2002
3
At Stake: Monsters and the Rhetoric of Fear in Public Culture
Why are Americans so transfixed by transgression? What is at stake when the exclamatory gestures of horror films pass for descriptive arguments in courtrooms, ethical speech in political commentary, or the bedrock of mainstream journalism?
Edward Ingebretsen, 2001
4
Poetry at Stake: Lyric Aesthetics and the Challenge of ...
"--Richard Terdiman, University of California, Santa Cruz "Every chapter in this book is at once richly informative from a cultural and historical point of view and the purveyor of close textual readings that are as convincing as they are ...
Carrie Noland, 1999
5
Hearts at Stake
As her momentous sixteenth birthday approaches, Solange Drake, the only born female vampire in 900 years, is protected by her large family of brothers and her human best friend Lucy from increasingly persistent attempts on her life by the ...
Alyxandra Harvey, 2010
6
The City at Stake: Secession, Reform, and the Battle for Los ...
The City at Stake tells the dramatic story of how the nation's second-largest city completed a major reform of its government in the face of a deeply threatening movement for secession by the San Fernando Valley.
Raphael J. Sonenshein, 2013
7
The Undead Next Door
Three signs that something is very different with your mew man: 1.
Kerrelyn Sparks, 2009
8
Theorizing Twilight: Critical Essays on What's at Stake in a ...
These accessible essays examine the texts, the films, and the fandom, exploring the series' cultural reach and impact"--Provided by publisher.
Maggie Parke, Natalie Wilson, 2011
9
Futures at Stake: Youth, Gambling, and Society
"Specialists in psychology, medicine, law, public health, economics, casino management, psychiatry, and criminal justice examine this problem from the perspective of their various disciplines." - cover.
Howard Shaffer, 2003
10
Salvation at Stake: Christian Martyrdom in Early Modern Europe
Reconstructing religious motivation, conviction, and behavior in early modern Europe, Gregory shows us the shifting perspectives of authorities willing to kill, martyrs willing to die, martyrologists eager to memorialize, and ...
Brad S. Gregory, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AT STAKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term at stake is used in the context of the following news items.
1
More Than Economics at Stake in Greek Crisis
More Than Economics at Stake in Greek Crisis. Unlike Argentina or Thailand, Greece is a key NATO member. Opening for Putin? Email; Print; 0 ... «Barron's, Jul 15»
2
Plenty at stake for Ashes captains
London - Rival skippers Alastair Cook and Michael Clarke both have particular reasons for wanting to win the upcoming Ashes series that ... «Sport24, Jul 15»
3
Much at stake for NDA, Janata Pariwar in Legislative Council poll for …
GAYA: There is much at stake for both the NDA and extended Janata Pariwar (Congress included) in the Bihar Legislative Council poll for the ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
4
Paul Krugman on What's at Stake in Greece Debt Crisis
Paul Krugman on What's at Stake in Greece Debt Crisis. More. The Nobel Prize-winning economist and ABC News' Rebecca Jarvis on the ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
5
National Park Service representative tours Eagle Mill; historic tax …
Also at stake are millions in federal and state historic tax credits toward funding the mixed use plan. "At least seeing [the mill] I understand your ... «Berkshire Eagle, Jul 15»
6
JAY AMBROSE: Social Security is at stake
Hillary Clinton says she cares about the middle class, but she doesn't. If she did, why would she want to dramatically reduce future Social ... «SunHerald.com, Jul 15»
7
Greece's Sorry Reckoning
A lot more is at stake than the only stable currency Greece has had in a history punctuated by bankruptcies. Will we raise children and grow old ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
8
Stability at stake in N.Ireland as 'Brexit' risk grows
Newry (United Kingdom) (AFP) - The only part of Britain to share a land border with the rest of the European Union, Northern Ireland is ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
9
Convicted killers may as well be burned at stake
The U.S. Supreme Court scored big wins for human dignity last week, with rulings on health care and marriage equality. So I hate to nitpick, but ... «London Free Press, Jul 15»
10
European places at stake in Tullamore
A place on the Irish team for the European Juniors is the big prize on offer for athletes competing in the GloHealth Junior and U-23 ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

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