thieve

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• enPR: thēv, IPA^(key): /θiːv/
• Rhymes: -iːv

Verb

1. (intransitive) To commit theft.

Synonyms

• steal
• rob

Related terms

• theft
• thief
• thievery
• thieving
• theftable
• thieve out

Translations

commit theft

• Arabic: سَرَقَ (ar) (saraqa)
• Esperanto: ŝteli
• Finnish: varastaa (fi)
• French: voler (fr)
• German: stehlen (de)
• Italian: rubare (it)
• Maori: tāhae, kaiā, whānako
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• 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)