thieve C2+ Topic:Verbs of Movement 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to steal or take dishonestly stealrobpilferfilchpurloinswipe Word family Derived forms thieverythievingthievish Related forms thieftheftthieves Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Verbs of Movement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Verbs of Movement markdown