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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD THIEVE

Old English thēofian, from thēofthief.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF THIEVE

thieve  [θiːv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THIEVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thieve 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 thieve in English.

WHAT DOES THIEVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of thieve in the English dictionary

The definition of thieve in the dictionary is to steal.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO THIEVE

PRESENT

Present
I thieve
you thieve
he/she/it thieves
we thieve
you thieve
they thieve
Present continuous
I am thieving
you are thieving
he/she/it is thieving
we are thieving
you are thieving
they are thieving
Present perfect
I have thieved
you have thieved
he/she/it has thieved
we have thieved
you have thieved
they have thieved
Present perfect continuous
I have been thieving
you have been thieving
he/she/it has been thieving
we have been thieving
you have been thieving
they have been thieving
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 thieved
you thieved
he/she/it thieved
we thieved
you thieved
they thieved
Past continuous
I was thieving
you were thieving
he/she/it was thieving
we were thieving
you were thieving
they were thieving
Past perfect
I had thieved
you had thieved
he/she/it had thieved
we had thieved
you had thieved
they had thieved
Past perfect continuous
I had been thieving
you had been thieving
he/she/it had been thieving
we had been thieving
you had been thieving
they had been thieving
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will thieve
you will thieve
he/she/it will thieve
we will thieve
you will thieve
they will thieve
Future continuous
I will be thieving
you will be thieving
he/she/it will be thieving
we will be thieving
you will be thieving
they will be thieving
Future perfect
I will have thieved
you will have thieved
he/she/it will have thieved
we will have thieved
you will have thieved
they will have thieved
Future perfect continuous
I will have been thieving
you will have been thieving
he/she/it will have been thieving
we will have been thieving
you will have been thieving
they will have been thieving
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would thieve
you would thieve
he/she/it would thieve
we would thieve
you would thieve
they would thieve
Conditional continuous
I would be thieving
you would be thieving
he/she/it would be thieving
we would be thieving
you would be thieving
they would be thieving
Conditional perfect
I would have thieve
you would have thieve
he/she/it would have thieve
we would have thieve
you would have thieve
they would have thieve
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been thieving
you would have been thieving
he/she/it would have been thieving
we would have been thieving
you would have been thieving
they would have been thieving
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you thieve
we let´s thieve
you thieve
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to thieve
Past participle
thieved
Present Participle
thieving
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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THIEVE


achieve
əˈtʃiːv
believe
bɪˈliːv
breve
briːv
conceive
kənˈsiːv
deceive
dɪˈsiːv
eve
iːv
half-sleeve
ˈhɑːfˌsliːv
leave
liːv
leve
liːv
naive
naɪˈiːv
nieve
niːv
perceive
pəˈsiːv
receive
rɪˈsiːv
reeve
riːv
relieve
rɪˈliːv
retrieve
rɪˈtriːv
sleeve
sliːv
vive
viːv
weave
wiːv
we´ve
wiːv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THIEVE

thickleaf
thickleaves
thickly
thickness
thicko
thickset
thickskin
thicky
thief
Thiers
thievery
thieves
thieves´ cant
thieves´ kitchen
thieving
thievish
thievishly
thievishness
thig
thigger

WORDS THAT END LIKE THIEVE

aggrieve
disbelieve
engrieve
make believe
make-believe
memory like a sieve
misbelieve
molecular sieve
out-thieve
outachieve
overachieve
reprieve
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scrieve
shrieve
sieve
slieve
unbelieve
underachieve

Synonyms and antonyms of thieve in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «THIEVE»

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

Translation of «thieve» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THIEVE

Find out the translation of thieve to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of thieve from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thieve» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

thieve
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

thieve
570 millions of speakers

English

thieve
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चुराना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سرق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

воруют
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

roubam
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চুরি করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

thieve
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Thieve
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

thieve
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

盗む
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

벌리고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thieve
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ăn trộm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திருடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चाप लावणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hırsızlık yapmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rubare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kraść
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

крадуть
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fura
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλέβω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

thieve
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

thieve
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

thieve
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thieve

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THIEVE»

The term «thieve» is regularly used and occupies the 59.056 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THIEVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «thieve» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «thieve» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thieve

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THIEVE»

Discover the use of thieve in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thieve and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Red Coat
"How can you safe a thieve?" he asked in an even more surprised tone. "Well..." I stammered. "A thieve should be kiwed!" he said in a shriek that would have scared you if you didn't know his manner of speech. In spite of his accent, Gakinya ...
Emmanuel Kariũki, 2008
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The Victorian Working Class: Selections from the "Morning ...
I knew good boys at the Ragged School— good when they went there—and we taught them to thieve. If we could get a good boy at the Ragged School we taught him to thieve, for he's safe some time from the police, and we share with him.
P. E Razzell, R. W Wainwright, 2014
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Be Smart Bahasa Inggris
I refers to . a. the farmer. c. second thieve. b. first thieve. d. third thieve. Pembahasan: Kalimat langsung tersebut diikuti oleh keterangan siapa yang mengucapkannya. Jawaban: c 7. Who was the cleverest thieves of them? a. First thieve. c.
Asep D. & Dian A.
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare
Awake I what, hoi Brabanlio f thieve»! thieve» I thieve» 1 book to yuor honae, tour daughter, and your bag* I Thieve« I thieve* ) Brabanlio, abovt, at a Window. Bra. What i» tbe reason oftbi» terrible summons ! What i» tbe matter there T Rod.
William Shakespeare, 1823
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Drum Beat of My Heart
Thieve. When will you ever stop? Death, if you may here me. Does your tummy ever get full? Are you always on strike of hunger? Always, a strange visitor, A bugler is really, what you are. A monster, everyone trembles in fear, Tremble in fear of ...
Mukhanela Makwarela, 2010
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
Officer asked Bryan what prisoners do; Bryan say prisoners thieve rum and thieve nails ; he bring them there for flog them, for learn them sense. Officer turned back. 120. What did the officer do when Bryan told him this?— He call doctor and ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1867
7
Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons
Officer asked Bryan what prisoners do; Bryan say prisoners thieve rum and thieve nails; he bring them there for flog them, for learn them sense. Officer turned back. 120. What did the officer do when Bryan told him this? — He call doctor and ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1867
8
Narrative of a Voyage Round the World, in the Uranie and ...
But, alas ! they thieve from instinct ; they thieve, because to strive to possess one's self of the property of another is a law of nature, and they have never followed any other; they thieve, because they are taught that it is wrong to thieve, when it is ...
Jacques Arago, 1823
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The Rali
11/09/04-17:40. Hey. Thieve! You stole me Only memories with you keep me tied to you Only memories of every second We spent together remains I can't wait to be too close to you. Only memories of every second We spent together keeps ...
Rali Ntuwiseni Ralikhuvhana, 2014
10
Evangelion Da-Mepharreshe, the Curetonian Version ...: The ...
'Lay not up for M389 yourselves treasure in the earth, where the moth fiJleth and 10 corrupteth, and where thieves break through and thieve. But lay up for yourselves treasure in heaven, where no moth corrupteth, 11 nor thieves break through ...
F. C Burkitt, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THIEVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thieve is used in the context of the following news items.
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Centerville Credit Card Thieve Taken Arrested Thanks to K9 'Bobo'
Centerville Credit Card Thieve Taken Arrested Thanks to K9 'Bobo'. CENTERVILLE -- A New York man met his match thanks to a K9 named "Bobo." «WKEF ABC 22, Jul 15»
2
Police: Palestinians who killed Israeli farmer, 70, were thieves, not …
The Israel Police has solved the murder of 70-year-old farmer David Bar Kapra in late June, saying his Palestinian assailants were trying to steal his money and ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
3
Vincent Hogan: Not even Jim Gavin's best Soprano smile will thieve
The lost province threw up quite a commotion without ever angling towards any woolly-headed notions of Dublin being close to abdication. We got something ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
4
Rare's next game is 'Sea of Thieves' for Xbox One and Windows 10
Rare isn't just banking on 30 years of nostalgia; it has a brand-new franchise on the way called Sea of Thieves. Announced today for Xbox One and Windows 10 ... «Engadget, Jun 15»
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E3 2015: Rare Announces Sea of Thieves for Xbox One
By Mitch DyerUpdate: Microsoft has informed IGN that the Holiday 2016 release window provided in its original announcement is not entirely accurate. Sea of ... «IGN, Jun 15»
6
Hatton Garden jewellery burglary: Thieves may have stolen jewels …
Thieves may have stolen jewels worth up to £200 million from London's Hatton Garden – but police will probably know the true value of the gems, a former ... «The Independent, Apr 15»
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The Banner Saga's creative director announces Killers and Thieves
Instead, he's working on a brand new project called Killers and Thieves that charges players with running a full-fledged thieves guild in a pseudo-medieval city. «PC Gamer, Mar 15»
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I'm Getting Really Sick Of People Stealing My Stuff, King Of Thieves
From Zeptolab, makers of the adorable mobile puzzler Cut the Rope comes King of Thieves, an asynchronous multiplayer burglary competition to see can make ... «Kotaku, Feb 15»
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King of Thieves Tips, Cheats, and Strategies
King of Thieves is a PvP/platforming game from ZeptoLab. In this game, you raid other player's lairs and dodge all manner of traps to grab gems and gold. «Gamezebo, Feb 15»
10
The last days of Singapore's 'Thieves Market'
In its heyday, the Sungei Road “Thieves' Market” had almost 400 peddlers hawking used items such as old clothing, books, jewellery, electronic appliances and ... «inSing.com News, Jan 15»

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