Meaning of "pilfer" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PILFER

Pylfre (n) from Old French pelfre booty.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PILFER

pilfer  [ˈpɪlfə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PILFER

Pilfer is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb pilfer in English.

WHAT DOES PILFER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Package pilferage

Pilferage is the theft of part of the contents of a package. It may also include theft of the contents but leaving the package, perhaps resealed with bogus contents. Small packages can be pilfered from a larger package such as a shipping container. Broader and related aspects of theft may include taking the entire package, pallet load, truck load, shoplifting, etc.

Definition of pilfer in the English dictionary

The definition of pilfer in the dictionary is to steal, esp in small quantities.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PILFER

PRESENT

Present

I pilfer

you pilfer

he/she/it pilfers

we pilfer

you pilfer

they pilfer

Present continuous

I am pilfering

you are pilfering

he/she/it is pilfering

we are pilfering

you are pilfering

they are pilfering

Present perfect

I have pilfered

you have pilfered

he/she/it has pilfered

we have pilfered

you have pilfered

they have pilfered

Present perfect continuous

I have been pilfering

you have been pilfering

he/she/it has been pilfering

we have been pilfering

you have been pilfering

they have been pilfering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I pilfered

you pilfered

he/she/it pilfered

we pilfered

you pilfered

they pilfered

Past continuous

I was pilfering

you were pilfering

he/she/it was pilfering

we were pilfering

you were pilfering

they were pilfering

Past perfect

I had pilfered

you had pilfered

he/she/it had pilfered

we had pilfered

you had pilfered

they had pilfered

Past perfect continuous

I had been pilfering

you had been pilfering

he/she/it had been pilfering

we had been pilfering

you had been pilfering

they had been pilfering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will pilfer

you will pilfer

he/she/it will pilfer

we will pilfer

you will pilfer

they will pilfer

Future continuous

I will be pilfering

you will be pilfering

he/she/it will be pilfering

we will be pilfering

you will be pilfering

they will be pilfering

Future perfect

I will have pilfered

you will have pilfered

he/she/it will have pilfered

we will have pilfered

you will have pilfered

they will have pilfered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been pilfering

you will have been pilfering

he/she/it will have been pilfering

we will have been pilfering

you will have been pilfering

they will have been pilfering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would pilfer

you would pilfer

he/she/it would pilfer

we would pilfer

you would pilfer

they would pilfer

Conditional continuous

I would be pilfering

you would be pilfering

he/she/it would be pilfering

we would be pilfering

you would be pilfering

they would be pilfering

Conditional perfect

I would have pilfer

you would have pilfer

he/she/it would have pilfer

we would have pilfer

you would have pilfer

they would have pilfer

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been pilfering

you would have been pilfering

he/she/it would have been pilfering

we would have been pilfering

you would have been pilfering

they would have been pilfering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you pilfer
we let´s pilfer
you pilfer

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to pilfer

Past participle

pilfered

Present Participle

pilfering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «PILFER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pilfer» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of pilfer

appropriate · blag · cabbage · embezzle · filch · knock off · lift · nick · pinch · purloin · rifle · rob · snaffle · snitch · steal · swipe · take · thieve · trouser · walk off with

TRANSLATION OF PILFER

Find out the translation of pilfer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of pilfer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pilfer» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 盗
• Translator English - Spanish: pilfer
• English: pilfer
• Translator English - Hindi: चुराना
• Translator English - Arabic: أختلس
• Translator English - Russian: воровать
• Translator English - Portuguese: furtar
• Translator English - Bengali: ছিঁচকে চুরি করা
• Translator English - French: chaparder
• Translator English - Malay: Pilfer
• Translator English - German: stibitzen
• Translator English - Japanese: くすねる
• Translator English - Korean: 빼내다
• Translator English - Javanese: Tingkah
• Translator English - Vietnamese: ăn cắp vặt
• Translator English - Tamil: திருட்டுகளை
• Translator English - Marathi: चपळ
• Translator English - Turkish: aşırmak
• Translator English - Italian: rubacchiare
• Translator English - Polish: pilfer
• Translator English - Ukrainian: красти
• Translator English - Romanian: pilfer
• Translator English - Greek: μικροκλοπών
• Translator English - Afrikaans: ontfutselen
• Translator English - Swedish: förseglings
• Translator English - Norwegian: Pilfer

QUOTES WITH «PILFER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pilfer.

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Jupiter Hammon

It is very wicked for you not to take care of your masters goods, but how much worse is it to pilfer and steal from them, whenever you think you shall not be found out.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PILFER»

Discover the use of pilfer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pilfer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Trying to Quit

PILFER Margot Pilfer. (Angel shuffles folders, papers) ANGEL Uh-huh (shuffles papers) Pilfer, Pilfer...Pfeiffer...Pilsner...where did I put that file....oh, here. Yes, Pilfer. PILFER May I sit down? ANGEL You're dead, aren't you? PILFER Y...yeah, I ...

Paul Berge, 2010

Games, Diversions & Perl Culture: Best of the Perl Journal

Anything that I can pry loose is not nailed down. pilfer moves the object you specify to your current location, by making the object a child of your current room's object (rezrov knows which object represents the cur- rent room by tracking the ...

Jon Orwant, 2003

Select & Start Your Own Industry (4th Revised Edition)

Most of the manufacturers make use of pilfer-proof caps to seal the bottles so as to avoid any adulteration of the product once it has been transported from the factory. These caps also provide a sealing so that the product is not affected by the ...

NPCS Board, 2012

The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and ...

A' pilfer- on on the works of famous painters : 5. Eie- nts of Painting : all in French. □ILF.L'S, in Roman antiquity, was the ordinary or tut worn at public shows a'ld sacrifice*, by the freedmen. It was one of the common <rds assigned to such ...

Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1807

Origins of the Social Mind: Evolutionary and Developmental Views

2001) had experience of caching and recovery, and had seen other birds caching, but had never been given the opportunity to pilfer another jay's caches. Consequently, this group was renamed the Observer group in the Emery and Clayton ...

Shoji Itakura, Kazuo Fujita, 2009

Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...

They pilfer away all things that they can from such strangers as do land. Abbott- rllc would not pilfer the victory. Bacon. — Triumphant' leaden, at an army's head, HemmM round with glories, pilfer cloth or bread. Pope. (a.) * To Pilfer, v. n. To ...

‎1816

Packaging of Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Products

Pilfer-proof and tamper-evident closures. In pilfer-proof and tamper- evident containers a band is joined to the skirt of the closure by means of frangible bridges that fracture when the closure is unscrewed, leaving a tell-tale ring round the ...

H. Lockhart, Frank A. Paine, 1996

Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...

Triumphant leaders, at an army's head, Hemm'd round with glories, pilfer cloth or bread. Pope. (a.) * To Pilfer, v. n. To practise petty theft.— Such as basest and the meanest wretches, For pilferings and most common trespasses, Are punished ...

‎1816

A Dictionary of the Welsh Language, Explained in English: ...

Çwiwiad, t. m. — pi. t. au (çwiw) A turning about. ywiwiin, v. a. (jwiw) To turn, or dirt about, tu fly here and there ; to pry; to pilfer. Çwiwiaw, ю. a. (çwiw) To turn about; to pilfer. Cwiwiawl, a. (çwiw) Apt to twirl ; fri/ky. Çwiwladrad, J- m- — pi au ...

William Owen Pughe, 1803

The SAT Word Slam: Rhyme Your Way to a Better Vocabulary and ...

Pilfer, Pillage, Plunder (verbs) “PIL-fer” “PILL-ij” “PLUN-der” REMEMbER THIS: Say these three words just like Dorothy Chanting “Lions andTigers and Bears” ( oh my). Now you: Chant “Pilfer and Pillage and Plunder,” (oh my) And then count  ...

Jodi Fodor, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PILFER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pilfer is used in the context of the following news items.

Answer Man: Why did the safari change their feeding rules?

And if you're not careful, a camel will pilfer your whole bag or cup of food. My bus driver was Jean Dick. What do you call a bear with no teeth? «Springfield News-Leader, Jul 15»

Twitter Takes Down Joke Stealers' Tweets

However, if you pilfer a joke on Twitter, and the person who created said joke notices, then they might have a good chance for a successful ... «PC Magazine, Jul 15»

Misgovernment in Malawi: A case of majoritarian mediocrity and …

No wonder, even the best pilfer, as identified by the trial of beneficiaries of the “cash-gate”, has the boldness to employ testaments of ... «Nyasa Times, Jul 15»

COMPETITION: Win A Weekend Pass To Sugarbeat Festival

... stage is The Stunning, Hometown, Ryan Sheridan and Original Rudeboys, as well as Amazing Apples, Big Generator and Rackhouse Pilfer. «Fortitude Magazine, Jul 15»

'Elder Scrolls Online' DLC details: The Dark Brotherhood and the …

The Thieves Guild, as their group name suggests, is made up of several bandits and pickpockets who pride themselves on being able to pilfer ... «ChristianToday, Jul 15»

How slowing realty can derail the economy

As a result, the ability of the politician-cum-builder to pilfer subsidies to fund real estate construction has been checked. Three, the knowledge ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»

Land Question Still a Ticking Time Bomb

... past five years to address the past injustices or to prevent the land grabbing phenomenon from continuing until there is nothing left to pilfer. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

Most Disliked Civil War General

Aside from his hard-handed approach to leadership he was known to pilfer goods from the southern households he was charged with watching ... «Norwich Bulletin, Jul 15»

TNA Pulls Hulk Hogan, Big E Tweets On Hogan's Racist Comments …

Appropriate a culture, pilfer from its dialect, profit wildly from it, and regard its people as subhuman. Makes sense... — Epsilon (@WWEBigE) ... «Wrestling Inc., Jul 15»

No simple task keeping things simple in a game like rugby

... including penalties at the breakdown) and, incredibly, (outside of penalties) they have now failed to make a pilfer in their past five matches. «The Australian, Jul 15»