thieve

T1H4I1E1V4E1
/θiːv/

verb

To commit theft.

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stealrobhooksnitchcopknock offglom
OriginMiddle English *theven ← Old English þēofian →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person thieves · participle present thieving · participle past thieved · past thieved

  1. intransitiveTo commit theft.

    Synonyms: steal, rob

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo commit theft.

Similar
stealrob

More synonyms by meaning

verbtake by theft

Similar
hooksnitchcopknock offglom
Broader
stealrip offrip
Also see
chorecopfilchglomhookknock offsnitchstealwalk off with

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishþēofian
  2. Middle English*theven
  3. Englishthieve

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

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Translations

Arabic سَرَقَ
  • سَرَقَ (saraqa)commit theft
Bulgarian крада
  • крада (krada)commit theft
Danish stjæle
  • stjælecommit theft
Esperanto ŝteli
  • ŝtelicommit theft
Finnish varastaa
  • varastaacommit theft
French voler
  • volercommit theft
German stehlen
  • stehlencommit theft
Italian rubare
  • rubarecommit theft
Māori tāhae, kaiā
  • tāhaecommit theft
  • kaiācommit theft
  • whānakocommit theft
Polish kraść, ukraść
  • kraśćcommit theft
  • ukraśćcommit theft
Portuguese roubar
  • roubarcommit theft
Russian ворова́ть, сворова́ть
  • ворова́ть (vorovátʹ)commit theft
  • сворова́ть (svorovátʹ)commit theft
  • красть (krastʹ)commit theft
  • укра́сть (ukrástʹ)commit theft
Spanish robar
  • robarcommit theft
Swedish stjäla
  • stjälacommit theft

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with thieve

receivebelieveleavesteveachieveevesleeveretrievebreatherelieveperceiveYvesweavenaiveconceiveLIVreevedeceivegrievenevekyivcleaveheavebreve
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Cite this entry
APA

thieve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thieve

MLA

“thieve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thieve. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thieve,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thieve.

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