stake

/steɪk/ verb

Translation

stake a/your claim › to say that you want something and that you should have it

hak iddia etmek, sahip çıkmak

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stake sth on sth phrasal verb

› to risk something on the result of a competition or situation

tehlikeye atmak, riske sokmak; yarışmada ortaya para koymak; bahis oynamak

He has staked his reputation on the film's success.1004

stake sth out phrasal verb

› to watch a place in order to catch criminals or to see a famous person

bir suçluyu yakalamak/meşhur birini görmek için bir yeri gözetlemek

The police are staking out the house where the terrorists are hiding.697

(Definition of stake verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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