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PRONUNCIATION OF GRUBSTAKE

grubstake  [ˈɡrʌbˌsteɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRUBSTAKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grubstake is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb grubstake in English.

WHAT DOES GRUBSTAKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Grubstake

Grubstake, also known as Apache Gold, is a 1952 American Western film directed by Larry Buchanan.

Definition of grubstake in the English dictionary

The first definition of grubstake in the dictionary is supplies provided for a prospector on the condition that the donor has a stake in any finds. Other definition of grubstake is to furnish with such supplies. Grubstake is also to supply with a stake in a gambling game.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GRUBSTAKE

PRESENT

Present
I grubstake
you grubstake
he/she/it grubstakes
we grubstake
you grubstake
they grubstake
Present continuous
I am grubstaking
you are grubstaking
he/she/it is grubstaking
we are grubstaking
you are grubstaking
they are grubstaking
Present perfect
I have grubstaked
you have grubstaked
he/she/it has grubstaked
we have grubstaked
you have grubstaked
they have grubstaked
Present perfect continuous
I have been grubstaking
you have been grubstaking
he/she/it has been grubstaking
we have been grubstaking
you have been grubstaking
they have been grubstaking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I grubstaked
you grubstaked
he/she/it grubstaked
we grubstaked
you grubstaked
they grubstaked
Past continuous
I was grubstaking
you were grubstaking
he/she/it was grubstaking
we were grubstaking
you were grubstaking
they were grubstaking
Past perfect
I had grubstaked
you had grubstaked
he/she/it had grubstaked
we had grubstaked
you had grubstaked
they had grubstaked
Past perfect continuous
I had been grubstaking
you had been grubstaking
he/she/it had been grubstaking
we had been grubstaking
you had been grubstaking
they had been grubstaking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will grubstake
you will grubstake
he/she/it will grubstake
we will grubstake
you will grubstake
they will grubstake
Future continuous
I will be grubstaking
you will be grubstaking
he/she/it will be grubstaking
we will be grubstaking
you will be grubstaking
they will be grubstaking
Future perfect
I will have grubstaked
you will have grubstaked
he/she/it will have grubstaked
we will have grubstaked
you will have grubstaked
they will have grubstaked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been grubstaking
you will have been grubstaking
he/she/it will have been grubstaking
we will have been grubstaking
you will have been grubstaking
they will have been grubstaking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would grubstake
you would grubstake
he/she/it would grubstake
we would grubstake
you would grubstake
they would grubstake
Conditional continuous
I would be grubstaking
you would be grubstaking
he/she/it would be grubstaking
we would be grubstaking
you would be grubstaking
they would be grubstaking
Conditional perfect
I would have grubstake
you would have grubstake
he/she/it would have grubstake
we would have grubstake
you would have grubstake
they would have grubstake
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been grubstaking
you would have been grubstaking
he/she/it would have been grubstaking
we would have been grubstaking
you would have been grubstaking
they would have been grubstaking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you grubstake
we let´s grubstake
you grubstake
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to grubstake
Past participle
grubstaked
Present Participle
grubstaking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRUBSTAKE


beefsteak
ˈbiːfˌsteɪk
betake
bɪˈteɪk
cheesesteak
ˈtʃiːzˌsteɪk
entertake
ˌentəˈteɪk
grillsteak
ˈɡrɪlˌsteɪk
intake
ˈɪnˌteɪk
mistake
mɪˈsteɪk
offtake
ˈɒfˌteɪk
outtake
ˈaʊtˌteɪk
overtake
ˌəʊvəˈteɪk
partake
pɑːˈteɪk
retake
riːˈteɪk
reuptake
ˌriːˈʌpˈteɪk
stake
steɪk
steak
steɪk
stocktake
ˈstɒkˌteɪk
sweepstake
ˈswiːpˌsteɪk
take
teɪk
undertake
ˌʌndəˈteɪk
uptake
ˈʌpˌteɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRUBSTAKE

grub
grub hoe
grub screw
Grub Street
grubbed
grubber
grubbier
grubbiest
grubbily
grubbiness
grubbing
grubbing hoe
grubby
grudge
grudge match
grudgeful
grudging
grudgingly
grue
gruel

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRUBSTAKE

acceptable daily intake
air-intake
at stake
caretake
category mistake
clbuttic mistake
double take
enokitake
give-and-take
give or take
matsutake
piss-take
quick on the uptake
shiitake
shitake
slow on the uptake
spelling mistake
wapentake

Synonyms and antonyms of grubstake in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grubstake» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRUBSTAKE

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

Translator English - Chinese

grubstake
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grubstake
570 millions of speakers

English

grubstake
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

grubstake
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

grubstake
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Grubstake
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Grubstake
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

grubstake
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Grubstake
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Grubstake
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Grubstake
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

grubstake
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

grubstake
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Grubstake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

grubstake
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

grubstake
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रबस्टेक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

madenci avansı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Grubstake
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Grubstake
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Grubstake
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grubstake
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Grubstake
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grubstake
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Grubstake
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Grubstake
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grubstake

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRUBSTAKE»

The term «grubstake» is normally little used and occupies the 121.148 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «grubstake» in the different countries.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRUBSTAKE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «grubstake» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «grubstake» 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 grubstake

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRUBSTAKE»

Discover the use of grubstake in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grubstake and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Much Ado about Grubstake
When two city folks arrive in the depressed mining town of Grubstake, Colorado, in 1888, sixteen-year-old orphaned Arley tries to discover why they want to buy the supposedly worthless mines in the area.
Jean Ferris, 2006
2
Tectonic Growth of a Collisional Continental Margin: Crustal ...
Grubstake Formation thickens abruptly toward the southern margin of the Tanana basin. We have measured stratigraphic sections from the Grubstake Formation in the Suntrana, Lignite Creek, Tat- lanika Creek, and Wood River areas (Figs.
Kenneth D. Ridgway, 2007
3
Grubstake: A Story of Early Mining Days in Nevada Time, 1874
This is a new release of the original 1933 edition.
Mark L. Requa, 2013
4
Booktalks and Beyond: Promoting Great Genre Reads to Teens
1888, Arley, a sixteen-year-old orphan, mothers a group of dysfunctional, unsuccessful miners ather Grubstake, Colorado, boarding house. Two strangers arrive. One offers to buy up all the claims for a resort development. Arley suspects a ...
Lucy Schall, 2007
5
Mortgage Free!: Innovative Strategies for Debt-Free Home ...
But I heartily believe that almost anyone can develop the kinds of habits necessary for laying up a grubstake, because I've seen successful examples time and again. The word grubstake originally referred to money or provisions advanced to a ...
Robert L. Roy, 2008
6
Slocum's Grubstake
Panning gold in the hopes of making just enough money to get by, John Slocum reluctantly becomes involved in hunting down elusive masked bandits who are targeting prospectors and mining towns. Original.
Jake Logan, 1996
7
Gold Rush Grub: From Turpentine Stew to Hoochinoo
The most famous backer in the West was H.A. Tabor, a Colorado storekeeper who provided two down-on-their-luck prospectors with a grubstake of $17. A year later, the trusting Tabor netted a million dollars from the sale of his share in the ...
Ann Chandonnet, 2005
8
Arcadian Highway - A Plan to Grubstake the Unemployed to ...
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Horace Greeley Cupples, 2010
9
Finance for Mine Management
The high cost of searching remote areas now greatly restricts the individual prospector. As with most good arrangements, simplicity would prevail in a grubstake agreement. The usual terms provided for the prospector to prospect in a particular ...
R.M. Wanless, 1983
10
The World of Opals
The Grubstake Opal was obtained by the American Museum of Natural History on 19 September 1927 from the Lovelock, Nevada Mercantile Co. That company, about 10 years earlier, was visited by a miner who had come in from Virgin Valley  ...
Allan W. Eckert, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRUBSTAKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grubstake is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Uber has its flaws but overall it's a blessing: Olive
Venture capitalists recognized the profit potential of serving that need, and financed Kalanick and Camp with an initial grubstake of $62 million ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
2
Return of the Stock Split?
A $1,000 grubstake invested in 1998 would be worth $461,530 today—and the party is far from over! Rapier is looking for 30%-plus gains in 18 ... «Investing Daily, Jun 15»
3
Relief on Heath Street
Traffic congestion around the library, post office and bank on Heath Street may get relief if a route is approved to gravel a road from Grubstake ... «Homer Tribune, Jun 15»
4
What Is a Credit Shelter Trust?
... exemptions without requiring the surviving spouse to relinquish his or her rights to the deceased spouse's share of their combined grubstake. «Motley Fool, Jun 15»
5
Which way on Waddell? officials ask
Option A, linking up to Heath Street across from Grubstake Avenue and through a lot with nine cabins that would have to be purchased? «Homer News, Jun 15»
6
Abitibi Royalties harnesses internet for royalty searches
“They have some of the best ideas out there, but no one is willing to grubstake them.” Moreover, for a small royalty company like Abitibi, Ball ... «The Northern Miner, Jun 15»
7
The story behind a flatiron, a brass bucket and a gold watch at …
Whether Catharine provided part or all of the grubstake will never be known, but for some reason she received 24,900 shares of Peck Mine ... «The Daily Courier, Jun 15»
8
Fishing report published Thursday, June 4
Grubstake Lounge · Helena Sand & Gravel Co · Joslin's Furniture · Find a local business. I'm looking for: Located near: Hint: Enter a keyword ... «Helena Independent Record, Jun 15»
9
Homer Police Report
A caller at 6:26 p.m. reported a verbal disturbance at a Grubstake Avenue address. Police responded and contacted one party. The other had ... «Homer News, Jun 15»
10
Marines, sailors participate in Grubstake Days Parade
Yucca Valley's Annual Grubstake Days is a traditional three-day festival embracing the mining heritage of the Yucca Valley community. Events ... «DVIDS, May 15»

REFERENCE
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