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thieve

[ theev ]

verb (used with object)

, thieved, thiev·ing.
  1. to take by theft; steal.


verb (used without object)

, thieved, thiev·ing.
  1. to act as a thief; commit theft; steal.

thieve

/ θiːv /

verb

  1. to steal (someone's possessions)


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Derived Forms

  • ˈthievery, noun

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Other Words From

  • thieving·ly adverb
  • outthieve verb (used with object) outthieved outthieving

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Word History and Origins

Origin of thieve1

before 950; Old English thēofian, derivative of theōf thief (not recorded in ME)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of thieve1

Old English thēofian, from thēof thief

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Example Sentences

Observe thief, but thieves and to thieve; loaf, but loaves; shelf, but shelves and to shelve.

I had not been with them twelve hours, before old Fulcher told me that I must thieve as well as the rest.

The father quietly observed, “I never knew the dog to thieve before.”

I havent the slightest doubt that I would thieve again at the earliest opportunity.

Here, as at most places, the natives of inferior rank showed a disposition to thieve.

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