Antonyms for thieve
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : theev |
| Phonetic Transcription : θiv |
Definition of thieve
Origin :- Old English þeofian, from þeof (see thief). Rare in Old English, not common until 17c. Thieving first attested 1520s.
- verb steal
- There will be fences about the fields, and no Indians to thieve and kill.
- Extract from : « The Biography of a Prairie Girl » by Eleanor Gates
- Let them know,' she said grandly, 'what awaits those who skulk and those who thieve.
- Extract from : « For Faith and Freedom » by Walter Besant
- The leaders will thieve and collaborate with organized crime.
- Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
- They break into the wells as rats do into granaries, and thieve the water.
- Extract from : « Song of the Lark » by Willa Cather
- Only they shall not starve, they shall not thieve, they shall not be sweated.
- Extract from : « The Ivory Gate, a new edition » by Walter Besant
- At the Bagne, you were in a good school for learning how to thieve?
- Extract from : « The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 » by Eugne Sue
- Most of them thieve when they have an opportunity, and this you will have to guard against.
- Extract from : « The Second String » by Nat Gould
- I tell you again, I shrank from the horror of hearing you lie, after the horror of seeing you thieve.
- Extract from : « The Moonstone » by Wilkie Collins
- I never did such a thing as thieve, Sir, if you'll believe me.
- Extract from : « Dombey and Son » by Charles Dickens
- But what of a man who will take a gift with one hand and thieve with the other?
- Extract from : « Masters of the Guild » by L. Lamprey
Synonyms for thieve
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