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thieve en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • thēv
  • /θiːv/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English *theven [found in Middle English thevinge (“thieving”)], from Old English þēofian, ġeþēofian, ġeþīefian (“to thieve, steal”).

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To commit theft.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
thieves Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
thieved Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
thieved Tense=Past lexicographic
thieving Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

thievable · thiever · thievious

Relateds

thief · theft · theftable · thieving · thieve out · thievery

Synonyms

rob · steal

Translations (25)

fr voler (commit theft) · mi whānako (commit theft) · fi varastaa (commit theft) · ru ворова́ть (commit theft) · it rubare (commit theft) · pl kraść (commit theft) · pl ukraść (commit theft) · sv stjäla (commit theft) · de stehlen (commit theft) · pt roubar (commit theft) · vo tifön (commit theft) · bg крада (commit theft) · da stjæle (commit theft) · ar سَرَقَ (commit theft) · ru красть (commit theft) · ru сворова́ть (commit theft) · sq the (commit theft) · tpi stilim (commit theft) · mi tāhae (commit theft) · eo ŝteli (commit theft) · es robar (commit theft) · kw ladra (commit theft) · sh ukrasti (commit theft) · ru укра́сть (commit theft) · mi kaiā (commit theft)