Definition
to steal (something): to take (something) without permission, to rob, to thieve
I think somebody stole my purse! It was right here and now it's gone.
This is an irregular verb:
I steal / I stole / I have stolen
(a) stolen (car): (a) robbed (car), (a car) taken without the owner's permission
- "A boycott by a boy who is boycotting French products because a French boy stole his music."
- "Brian : Like who stole her crown for example?"
- "Philip : Who the f*&# stole my screen?"
- "She foolishly tried to steal my best client, so I shot her in the back of the head with a paintball gun."
- "Her heavenly wings reached out from the TV and stole my heart."
- "Edward : A Frenchman didn't respect me when he stole my music!"
- "Brian Jones, 37, special assistant to CEO Bruno Delavigne, has been accused of stealing trade secrets from within the heart of the company."
- "Bruno : Mother, Felix stole my science project, and then passed wind in the vicinity of my head."
- "Horatio : Yes, my monkeys, they saw him. They told me he came into my laboratory and stole my secret perfumes."
- "I stole a pencil from the supply room, and it's tearing me apart inside!"
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