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raises the stakes

raises the stakes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of raise the stakes.

Meaning of raise the stakes

Verb

raise the stakes (third-person singular simple present raises the stakes, present participle raising the stakes, simple past and past participle raised the stakes)

  1. (idiomatic) To increase in significance or risk.
    • The bank robber decided to take a hostage in order to raise the stakes.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see raise, stakes (used literally e. g. of a hand of poker)
    • With a royal flush, he decided to raise the stakes.

Questions about raises the stakes

What is raises the stakes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Raises the stakes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of raise the stakes.

Words near raises the stakes in the dictionary

  1. raises the devil
  2. raises the flag and sees who salutes
  3. raises the roof
  4. raises the specter
  5. raises the spectre
  6. raises the stakes
  7. raises to the ermine
  8. raises to the purple
  9. raises unshirted hell
  10. raises up
  11. raisest

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