Meaning & use
reraise
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Meanings
verbtransitive or intransitivespecialist
In a betting game, to raise the stake again after another player has already raised it.
Grammar: Often used without an object: he reraised. You can also reraise a bet.
Patterns
- reraise someone
- reraise to something
She reraised to two hundred dollars and everyone else folded.
He decided to reraise with only a pair of sevens.
If you reraise too often, the other players will catch on.
verbtransitiverare
To bring up a topic, question or objection again after it has been dealt with.
Grammar: Takes an object: she reraised the issue at the next meeting.
Patterns
- reraise something
- reraise something with someone
Parents reraised the question of school safety at the board meeting.
He did not want to reraise the argument at dinner.
The senator plans to reraise the proposal next session.
Word forms
| third person singular | reraises |
|---|---|
| past tense | reraised |
| past participle | reraised |
| -ing form | reraising |
Common combinations
- reraise all-in
- He chose to reraise all-in with his strongest hand.
- reraise preflop
- Players who reraise preflop usually hold strong cards.
- reraise a bluff
- She reraised his bluff and he threw his cards down.
- reraise the issue
- They will reraise the issue once the budget is ready.
Synonyms and how they differ
- raise
- Raise is the plain increase of a bet, while reraise specifically answers someone else's raise.
- three-bet
- Three-bet is poker slang for the first reraise before the flop and sounds more technical than reraise.
- revive
- Revive means to bring a topic back to life, which fits the non-poker sense but sounds less like a challenge.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: reraise or reraise vs. rerace?
reraise vs reraise vs. rerace
Reraise belongs to betting and discussion, while rerace is not a standard word.
Practice
After Mia raised to $50, Tom put in $150. In poker terms, Tom chose to ___.
Choose one answer.
Betting more than the previous raise is a reraise. Calling matches the raise, folding quits the hand and checking is only possible when no bet has been made.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “reraise”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.