thieve

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /θiv/ UK /θiːv/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to steal or take dishonestly

The urchins would thieve apples from the market stalls at dawn.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to steal or take dishonestly steal rob pilfer filch purloinswipe

Word family

Derived forms thieverythievingthievish

Related forms thief theft thieves

Etymology

From Old English theofian ('to steal'), a verb derived from theof ('thief'), from Proto-Germanic *theubaz.

theofian Old English theof Old English *theubaz Proto-Germanic

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Actions & Processes

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# thieve

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /θiv/
**IPA (UK):** /θiːv/

## Meanings
1. to steal or take dishonestly

## Examples
- The urchins would thieve apples from the market stalls at dawn.

## Synonyms
- steal
- rob
- pilfer
- filch
- purloin
- swipe

## Derived Forms
- thievery
- thieving
- thievish

## Related Forms
- thief
- theft
- thieves

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: theofian
- Root: theof
- Root: *theubaz

## Etymology
From Old English theofian ('to steal'), a verb derived from theof ('thief'), from Proto-Germanic *theubaz.

## AI Etymology
Thieve is from Old English theofian ('to steal'), a verb derived from theof ('thief'), from Proto-Germanic *theubaz. Important recorded forms include theofian (Old English), theof (Old English), and *theubaz (Proto-Germanic). The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers to steal or take dishonestly. The wider family includes derived forms such as thievery, thieving, and thievish and related words such as thief, theft, and thieves.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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