thieve

[ theev ]

/ θiv /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR thieve ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object), thieved, thiev·ing.

to take by theft; steal.

verb (used without object), thieved, thiev·ing.

to act as a thief; commit theft; steal.

Origin of thieve

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

OTHER WORDS FROM thieve

thiev·ing·ly, adverboutthieve, verb (used with object), out·thieved, out·thiev·ing.

Words nearby thieve

thiemia, thienylalanine, Thiers, thiethylperazine maleate, Thieu, thieve, thievery, thieving, thievish, thigh, thighbone

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Example sentences from the Web for thieve

And I must thieve for my daily bread like any crawling blackguard in the gutter.
The Plays of W. E. Henley and R. L. Stevenson|Robert Louis Stevenson
There will be fences about the fields, and no Indians to thieve and kill.
The Biography of a Prairie Girl|Eleanor Gates
He'd shoot up his whole darn family, too, and thieve their blankets, even if he didn't need 'em.
The Triumph of John Kars|Ridgwell Cullum
Then they steal cautiously to the skirts of the oasis, hop over walls and bars and thieve on forbidden ground.
From Pole to Pole|Sven Anders Hedin

Only they shall not starve, they shall not thieve, they shall not be sweated.
The Ivory Gate, a new edition|Walter Besant

British Dictionary definitions for thieve

thieve

/ (θiːv) /

verb

to steal (someone's possessions)

Derived forms of thieve

thievery, noun

Word Origin for thieve

Old English thēofian, from thēof thief

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单词	thieve
释义	thieve [ theev ] / θiv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR thieve ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), thieved, thiev·ing. to take by theft; steal. verb (used without object), thieved, thiev·ing. to act as a thief; commit theft; steal. Origin of thieve before 950; Old English thēofian, derivative of theōfthief (not recorded in ME) OTHER WORDS FROM thieve thiev·ing·ly, adverboutthieve, verb (used with object), out·thieved, out·thiev·ing. Words nearby thieve thiemia, thienylalanine, Thiers, thiethylperazine maleate, Thieu, thieve, thievery, thieving, thievish, thigh, thighbone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thieve And I must thieve for my daily bread like any crawling blackguard in the gutter. The Plays of W. E. Henley and R. L. Stevenson\|Robert Louis Stevenson There will be fences about the fields, and no Indians to thieve and kill. The Biography of a Prairie Girl\|Eleanor Gates He'd shoot up his whole darn family, too, and thieve their blankets, even if he didn't need 'em. The Triumph of John Kars\|Ridgwell Cullum Then they steal cautiously to the skirts of the oasis, hop over walls and bars and thieve on forbidden ground. From Pole to Pole\|Sven Anders Hedin Only they shall not starve, they shall not thieve, they shall not be sweated. The Ivory Gate, a new edition\|Walter Besant British Dictionary definitions for thieve thieve / (θiːv) / verb to steal (someone's possessions) Derived forms of thieve thievery, noun Word Origin for thieve Old English thēofian, from thēof thief Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to thieve pilfer, filch, rob, swipe, hook, loot, rip off
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thieve

verb (used with object), thieved, thiev·ing.

verb (used without object), thieved, thiev·ing.

Origin of thieve

OTHER WORDS FROM thieve

Words nearby thieve

Example sentences from the Web for thieve

British Dictionary definitions for thieve

verb

Derived forms of thieve

Word Origin for thieve

Words related to thieve