rob

A2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /rɑb/ UK /ɹɒb/ See IPA manual

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Sounds like robe /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/

verb noun Freq #2199

Meanings

1

verb
To steal money or property from a person or place, often using force or threats.

He robbed three banks before he was caught.
2

verb
To take something away from someone unfairly.

Working all day robs me of any energy in the evening.

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Word family

Forms robbedrobbingrobs

Derived forms berobgraverobbedrobbablerobber robberyrobesonrobmanianrobsontorobunrobbed

Related forms bereave bob bobby reave riprobbierobbyrubbish rubble

Common collocations

rob a bank Verb + noun

Etymology

From Middle English robben, from Anglo-Norman robber, from Late Latin raubāre, from Frankish *raubōn (compare Dutch roven) and Old High German roubōn, raubōn (“to rob, steal, plunder”), from Proto-Germanic *raubōną. Doublet of reave.

robben Middle English rober xno raubō la-lat *raubōn frk roubōn goh *raubōną Proto-Germanic

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# rob

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** rɑb
**IPA (UK):** ɹɒb
**Frequency rank:** 2199

## Meanings
1. To steal money or property from a person or place, often using force or threats.
2. To take something away from someone unfairly.

## Examples
- He robbed three banks before he was caught.
- Working all day robs me of any energy in the evening.

## Derived Forms
- berob
- graverobbed
- robbable
- robber
- robbery
- robeson
- robmanian
- robson
- torob
- unrobbed

## Related Forms
- bereave
- bob
- bobby
- reave
- rip
- robbie
- robby
- rubbish
- rubble

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: robben
- Root: rober
- Root: raubō
- Root: *raubōn
- Root: roubōn
- Root: *raubōną

## Etymology
From Middle English robben, from Anglo-Norman robber, from Late Latin raubāre, from Frankish *raubōn (compare Dutch roven) and Old High German roubōn, raubōn (“to rob, steal, plunder”), from Proto-Germanic *raubōną. Doublet of reave.

## AI Etymology
Rob comes from Middle English robben, from Anglo-Norman robber, from Late Latin raubāre, from Frankish *raubōn (compare Dutch roven) and Old High German roubōn, raubōn (“to rob, steal, plunder”), from Proto-Germanic *raubōną. Doublet of reave. Modern senses include to steal money or property from a person or place, often using force or threats. and to take something away from someone unfairly.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as berob, graverobbed, robbable, robber, robbery, and robeson and related forms such as bereave, bob, bobby, and reave.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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