raise the stakes
raise the stakes · raises the stakes · raised the stakes · raising the stakes
загостритися, загострювати, загострити
обострять, углублять
steigern, verschärfen, eskalieren
To increase in significance or riskTo increase in significance or risk.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)To increase in significance or risk.
The bank robber decided to take a hostage in order to raise the stakes.
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.
Forms
raises the stakes, raising the stakes, raised the stakes, raised the stakes| Base form | raise the stakes · to raise the stakes |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | raises the stakes |
| Present participle | raising the stakes |
| Past simple | raised the stakes |
| Past participle | raised the stakes |
irregular
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle