Meaning of at stake | Babel Free
Definitions
At issue, at risk.
idiomatic
Equivalents
العربية
عَلَى المِحَكّ
Deutsch
auf dem Spiel
Español
en juego
Français
en jeu
Nederlands
op het spel
Polski
zagrożony
Português
em jogo
Svenska
på spel
Tiếng Việt
lâm nguy
Examples
“What is at stake in these next 20 minutes is the championship.”
“Doesn't he realize that all of our lives are at stake here too?”
“I see my reputation is at stake My fame is shrewdly gored.”
“How, Lucia, wou’dst thou have me sink away In pleasing Dreams, and lose my self in Love, When ev’ry moment Cato’s Life’s at Stake?”
“[…] as I have a great deal more at stake on this point than anybody else can have, I think it rather unnecessary in you to be advising me.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.