thieve

Meaning

To commit theft.

Synonyms

steal

rob

purloin

snitch

filch

pilfer

pinch

cop

👮

hook

🪝

burgle

lift

loot

embezzle

knock off

nick

glom

cheat

snaffle

misappropriate

heist

swindle

swipe

take

trick

walk off with

abstract

commit larceny

bag

burglar

corrupt

crib

defalcate

defraud

dupe

frisk

help

kidnap

peculate

plagiarize

ransack

relieve

rifle

rustle

scrounge

shoplift

strip

Translations

voler

robar

stehlen

roubar

rubare

κλέβω

hurtar

stelen

afanyar

rauben

afanar

استرق

κλέπτω

klauen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/θiːv/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: *theven

Inherited from Old English: þēofian

In summary

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