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Webster 1913 Edition

Thieve

Thieve

,

Verb.

T.

&

I.

[

imp. & p. p.

Thieved

;

p. pr. & vb. n.

Thieving

.]

[AS. ge

þeófian

.]

To practice theft; to steal.

Webster 1828 Edition

Thieve

THIEVE

,

Verb.

I.

[from thief.] To steal; to practice theft.

Definition 2024

thieve

thieve

English

Verb

thieve ‎(third-person singular simple present thieves, present participle thieving, simple past and past participle thieved)

(intransitive): To commit theft.

Synonyms

steal
rob

Related terms

Translations

commit theft

Esperanto: ŝteli
Finnish: varastaa (fi)
French: voler (fr)
German: stehlen (de)
Italian: rubare (it)
Maori: tāhae, kaiā, whānako
Portuguese: roubar (pt)

Russian: ворова́ть (ru) impf ‎(vorovátʹ), сворова́ть (ru) pf ‎(svorovátʹ), красть (ru) impf ‎(krastʹ), укра́сть (ru) pf ‎(ukrástʹ)
Spanish: robar (es)
Swedish: stjäla (sv)
Tok Pisin: stilim
Volapük: tifön (vo)