theft en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /θɛft/ (UK, US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English theft, thefte, þefte, þefþe, þiefþe, Old English þīefþ, from Proto-West Germanic *þiubīþu, from Proto-Germanic *þiubīþō (“theft”), from *þiubijaną (“to thieve, steal”), equivalent to thieve + -t (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with West Frisian tsjeafte (“theft”), dialectal Dutch diefte (“theft”), obsolete German Diebde (“theft”), Icelandic þýfð (“theft”).
Meanings
-
(countable, uncountable) The act of stealing property.
That last problem did intrude on Hazzard’s roamings, and when she refers to the living city it is with periodic references to thefts of cars and wallets, with a warning not to carry anything “snatchable” by the thieves on motorcycles who whiz through the streets.
2009 February 15, Judith Martin, “It Started in Naples”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2022:If you steal a candy bar, you are guilty of theft, regardless of the value. You can't fudge the theft by saying, "But it was only a candy bar," or "I didn't steal it from a person, but from a rich corporation," or "Everyone steals from the government."
2007 July 5, Charles Hugh Smith, When Lies Become Normal, Is Truth Dead or Just in Hiding?, archived from the original on 12 Feb 2025:A suspect was arrested for the theft of a gold necklace.
Bike theft is on the rise.
resource theft
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thefts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cybertheft · theftdom · petty theft · thefteous · identity theft · wind theft · theftbote · theftproof · theft by finding · theftful · theftuous · antitheft · theftless · wage theft · grand theft auto · joke theft · nontheft · retail theft · time theft · grand theft
Hypernyms
Relateds
steal · thief · TWOC · thieve · nick
Synonyms
manifest destiny · steal · five-finger discount · midnight requisition · bargain · larceny · heist · give-away · stealing · theft · burglary · thievery · pinching · robbery · moonlight requisition
Translations (159)
txb klepe (act of stealing property) · pt furto (act of stealing property) · ga goid (act of stealing property) · yao wiyi class 14 (act of stealing property) · az soyğun (act of stealing property) · fo stuldur (act of stealing property) · bn চুরি (act of stealing property) · th การลักทรัพย์ (act of stealing property) · sk lúpež (act of stealing property) · io furto (act of stealing property) · enm thefte (act of stealing property) · hi चोरी (act of stealing property) · mr चोरी (act of stealing property) · pt roubo (act of stealing property) · ca furt (act of stealing property) · ru воровство́ (act of stealing property) · mn ᠬᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠢ (act of stealing property) · ar سَرْق (act of stealing property) · et vargus (act of stealing property) · th การลัก (act of stealing property) · ka ძარცვა (act of stealing property) · nn tjuveri (act of stealing property) · es hurto (act of stealing property) · vi sự trộm cắp (act of stealing property) · ar سَرَق (act of stealing property) · tg сирқат (act of stealing property) · is þjófnaður (act of stealing property) · my ခိုးမှု (act of stealing property) · id pencurian (act of stealing property) · ko 도둑질 (act of stealing property) · lv zādzība (act of stealing property) · ms pencurian (act of stealing property) · syl ꠌꠥꠞꠤ (act of stealing property) · lo ໂຈກຳ (act of stealing property) · ur دُزْدی (act of stealing property) · lad ladronisyo (act of stealing property) · nl dieverij (act of stealing property) · ang þīefþu (act of stealing property) · mba theft (act of stealing property) · fr vol (act of stealing property) · uk покра́жа (act of stealing property) · te దొంగతనము (act of stealing property) · da tyveri (act of stealing property) · tg дуздӣ (act of stealing property) · ru уго́н (act of stealing property) · ka ქურდობა (act of stealing property) · ab аӡара (act of stealing property) · sv tjuvande (act of stealing property) · tt урлау (act of stealing property) · ja 盗難 (act of stealing property) · es furto (act of stealing property) · hu lopás (act of stealing property) · rsk крадза (act of stealing property) · uz oʻgʻrilik (act of stealing property) · ur سَرْقَت (act of stealing property) · hy հափշտակում (act of stealing property) · izh varkahus (act of stealing property) · bcl ikit (act of stealing property) · fa-ira دُزْدی (act of stealing property) · da ran (act of stealing property) · ur سَرْقَہ (act of stealing property) · ru кра́жа (act of stealing property) · lt vagystė (act of stealing property) · kmr dizî (act of stealing property) · az oğurluq (act of stealing property) · ru хище́ние (act of stealing property) · km ចោរកម្ម (act of stealing property) · ug ئوغرىلىق (act of stealing property) · ko 절도 (act of stealing property) · es shacamento (act of stealing property) · tr hırsızlık (act of stealing property) · lo ໂຈລະກັມ (act of stealing property) · ro furt (act of stealing property) · ota خرسزلق (act of stealing property) · hy առեւանգում (act of stealing property) · or ଚୋରି (act of stealing property) · nv aniʼį́į́ʼ (act of stealing property) · de Diebstahl (act of stealing property) · nv aneestʼį́į́ʼ (act of stealing property) · yue 盜竊 /盗窃 (act of stealing property) · gd gadachd (act of stealing property) · tk ogurlyk (act of stealing property) · vi sự ăn trộm (act of stealing property) · ps غلا (act of stealing property) · ckb دزی (act of stealing property) · nrf vol (act of stealing property) · grc κλοπή (act of stealing property) · mt serq (act of stealing property) · nb tyveri (act of stealing property) · sh кра̏ђа (act of stealing property) · mn хулгай (act of stealing property) · ar سَرَقَة (act of stealing property) · vo tif (act of stealing property) · da tyvned (act of stealing property) · sq vith (act of stealing property) · cy lladrad (act of stealing property) · af diefstal (act of stealing property) · ja 窃盗 (act of stealing property) · uk кра́діж (act of stealing property) · he גָּזֵל (act of stealing property) · it furto (act of stealing property) · ps سرقه (act of stealing property) · rsk толвайство (act of stealing property) · gd meirle (act of stealing property) · ar سَرِق (act of stealing property) · ps سرقت (act of stealing property) · ka მოპარვა (act of stealing property) · es robo (act of stealing property) · tr soygun (act of stealing property) · ar نَهْب (act of stealing property) · be крадзе́ж (act of stealing property) · sv tjuft (act of stealing property) · tl pagnanakaw (act of stealing property) · he גְּנֵבָה (act of stealing property) · eo ŝtelado (act of stealing property) · ja 盗み (act of stealing property) · nl diefstal (act of stealing property) · ur چوری (act of stealing property) · sw wizi (act of stealing property) · sv tjuveri (act of stealing property) · th โจรกรรม (act of stealing property) · mfe vol (act of stealing property) · cmn 盜竊 /盗窃 (act of stealing property) · fa-ira سِرْقَت (act of stealing property) · rsk крадошство (act of stealing property) · cs krádež (act of stealing property) · da styld (act of stealing property) · hy գողություն (act of stealing property) · ar سَرِقَة (act of stealing property) · ta களவு (act of stealing property) · be кра́жа (act of stealing property) · ky уурулук (act of stealing property) · nb tjuveri (act of stealing property) · fo rán (act of stealing property) · ko 훔침 (act of stealing property) · la furtum (act of stealing property) · bg кра́жба (act of stealing property) · wbp puru (act of stealing property) · fi varkaus (act of stealing property) · ta திருட்டு (act of stealing property) · pl kradzież (act of stealing property) · sv stöld (act of stealing property) · gl roubo (act of stealing property) · mk кражба (act of stealing property) · ml മോഷണം (act of stealing property) · el κλοπή (act of stealing property) · es choreo (act of stealing property) · mi whānako (act of stealing property) · tr çalma (act of stealing property) · afb بوق (act of stealing property) · sk krádež (act of stealing property) · got 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌱𐌹 (act of stealing property) · uk краді́жка (act of stealing property) · kk ұрлық (act of stealing property) · gd goid (act of stealing property) · sh krȁđa (act of stealing property) · ml കളവ് (act of stealing property) · ang þīefþ (act of stealing property) · sl kraja (act of stealing property)