stehlen

Meaning

  1. (class-4,intransitive,strong,transitive) to steal
  2. (class-4,reflexive,strong) to skulk, to move secretly

Frequency

B1
Hyphenated as
steh‧len
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃteːlən/
Etymology

From Old High German stelan, from Proto-West Germanic *stelan, Proto-Germanic *stelaną. Compare Icelandic stela, Low German stehlen, Dutch stelen, English steal, Danish stjæle.

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