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thieve
(thēv)tr. & intr.v. thieved, thiev·ing, thieves
To take (something) by theft or commit theft.
[Perhaps from Old English thēofian, from thēof, thief.]
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thieve
(θiːv)vb
to steal (someone's possessions)
[Old English thēofian, from thēof thief]
ˈthievery n
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thieve
(θiv)v.t., v.i. thieved, thiev•ing.
to steal.
[before 950; Old English thēofian, derivative of theōf thief (not recorded in Middle English)]
thiev′ing•ly, adv.
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thieve
Past participle: thieved
Gerund: thieving
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| Verb | 1. | thieve - take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" |
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thieve
verb steal, nick (slang, chiefly Brit.), rob, pinch (informal), poach, plunder, half-inch (old-fashioned slang), embezzle, blag (slang), pilfer, snitch (slang), purloin, filch, have sticky fingers (informal), peculate These people can't help thieving. steal
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thieve
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Translations
يَسْرُق
krást
stjæle
stela
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thieve
vti → stehlen
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thief
(θiːv) – plural thieves (θiːvs) – noun a person who steals. The thief got away with all my money.
thieve (θiːf) verb to steal. He is always thieving my pencils.
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