stolen

sto·len
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UK/ˈstəʊ.ln̩/US/ˈstoʊ.ln̩/

adjective

That has been stolen.

CommonScrabble 6

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastpast participle of steal

    Synonyms: hot, lifted, nicked

adjectivestolen (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat has been stolen.

    Synonyms: hot

nounstolen (plural stolens)

plural stolens

  1. Multicultural London EnglishUSSomething which has been stolen.

    Pray for my soldiers that's ridin’ in stolens

    2020 July 17, StaySolidRocky, “Viola” (track 2, 0:21 from the start), in Fallin'
    5 more examples

    Oh, a few months back, a detective came by with pictures of identical diamonds. Wanted to know if anybody had come around maybe trying to sell them. I told him I read the pawn sheets regular and I haven't seen them listed. He tells me they don't want the stolens on any sheets.

    2015 July 19, “Other Lives”, in True Detective, season 2, episode 5

    Spinner, shotty, semi These shots ain't no Henny If this Glock holds twenty I make it scream like Dezzie Dilemma like Kelly Before I had a bar like Peggy How many pagans? Many Ask my probation... She knows it's many, many And if I take it there it's edgy You see my stolens come with petty

    2018 February 17, “Plugged In Freestyle”, Fumez the Engineer (music)performed by Mitch, 3:36

    A island I wanna live somewhere silent I'm shining I'm bout to flood my neck with diamonds Yeah I've been spitting facts these niggas lying I'm driving stolens, foreigns, yeah I'm riding

    2019 August 28, Yb Tak30ver, “Island”, 1:21

    The young bulls get the green light, suttin's gettin' sabotaged They’ll get it done in a hoopty on the ped or even on the handlebars But the main focus is doe bro rest in peace M we're just tryna have it large Screaming fuck feds get gwop let me see your battle scars We trap in stolens 24's shag whips and rattle cars

    2020 March 26, Tunde, “Mob Ties”, 1:53

    Fill that clip with golden worms Grap that dots and fold it first (snap!) make sure that the stolen works

    2021 August 24, Booter Bee, “No Point”, 0:38

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveThat has been stolen.

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Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*stelaną“to steal”
  2. Proto-Germanic*stulanaz
  3. Old Englishstolen
  4. Middle Englishstolen
  5. Englishstolen

From Middle English stolen, istolen, from Old English stolen, ġestolen, from Proto-Germanic *stulanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *stelaną (“to steal”), equivalent to stole + -en. Cognate with Scots stellin, stollin (“stolen”), Saterland Frisian stäälen (“stolen”), West Frisian stellen (“stolen”), Dutch gestolen (“stolen”), German Low German stohlen (“stolen”), German gestohlen (“stolen”), Swedish stulen (“stolen”).

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Translations

Arabic مَسْرُوق
  • مَسْرُوق (masrūq)that has been stolen
Danish stjålen, stjålet
  • stjålenthat has been stolen
  • stjåletthat has been stolen
Dutch gestolen
  • gestolenthat has been stolen
Finnish varastettu
  • varastettuthat has been stolen
French volé
  • voléthat has been stolen
German gestohlen
  • gestohlenthat has been stolen
Greek κλεμμένος
  • κλεμμένος (klemménos)that has been stolen
Hungarian ellopott
  • ellopottthat has been stolen
Italian rubato
  • rubatothat has been stolen
Japanese 盗まれた
  • 盗まれたthat has been stolen
Norwegian Bokmål stjålen
  • stjålenthat has been stolen
Polish ukradziony
  • ukradzionythat has been stolen
Portuguese roubado, furtado
  • roubadothat has been stolen
  • furtadothat has been stolen
Russian кра́денный, укра́денный
  • кра́денный (krádennyj)that has been stolen
  • укра́денный (ukrádennyj)that has been stolen
  • воро́ванный (voróvannyj)that has been stolen
Spanish robado
  • robadothat has been stolen
Swedish stulen
  • stulenthat has been stolen
Tagalog nakaw
  • nakawthat has been stolen
Turkish çalıntı, çalınmış
  • çalıntıthat has been stolen
  • çalınmışthat has been stolen
Ukrainian кра́дений, укра́дений
  • кра́дений (krádenyj)that has been stolen
  • укра́дений (ukrádenyj)that has been stolen

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

stolen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stolen

MLA

“stolen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stolen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stolen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stolen.

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