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- 1. be a thief; steal something: "they began thieving again"
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THIEVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of thieve in English. thieve. verb [ I or T ] uk / θiːv / us / θiːv / Add to word list. to steal things: They often get into fights and thieve. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stealing. abscond with someone/something. aggravated burglary. anti-burglary. eavesdrop. hot-wire.
1. to take by theft; steal. intransitive verb. 2. to act as a thief; commit theft; steal. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Derived forms. thievingly. adverb. Word origin.
Define thieve. thieve synonyms, thieve pronunciation, thieve translation, English dictionary definition of thieve. tr. & intr.v. thieved , thiev·ing , thieves To take by theft or commit theft. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition....
(Definition of thieve from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of thieve. thieve. Pretty impossible to thieve from. From CNN. All this time, well out of the reach of thieving wild creatures, its head had hung there in a tree. From Project Gutenberg.
When someone steals something, they thieve. Your dog thieves when he puts his paws on the kitchen table and quietly grabs your cinnamon toast. You're more likely to encounter the adjective thieving than the verb thieve, but it's a perfectly good way to say "take illegally."
verb. ˈthēv. thieved; thieving. Synonyms of thieve. : steal, rob. Synonyms. appropriate. boost [ slang] filch. heist. hook. lift. misappropriate. nick [ British slang] nip. pilfer. pinch. pocket. purloin. rip off. snitch. steal. swipe. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
Thieve definition: to take by theft; steal.. See examples of THIEVE used in a sentence.
To take (something) by theft or commit theft. American Heritage. To commit, or get by, theft. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: glom. knock off. cop. snitch. hook. filch. rob. loot. nip. heist. swipe. lift. steal. snatch. purloin. Origin of Thieve. Perhaps from Old English thēofian from thēof thief.
Definition of thief noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
thieve /θiːv/ vb. to steal (someone's possessions) Etymology: Old English thēofian, from thēof thief. 'thieve' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): burglar - heft - outthieve - pilfer - thievery. Synonyms: loot, rob, filch, steal, nick, more...
