thieve

verb/θiːv/CEFR C2

চুরি করা

Meaning

To steal, especially as a habit.

Example sentences

  • They lived by thieving from the docks.জেটি থেকে চুরি করেই তাদের চলত।
  • He was caught thieving again.আবারও চুরি করতে গিয়ে সে ধরা পড়ে।

Word forms

past tense
thieved
-ing form
thieving

A common mistake

Someone thieved my bicycle last night.→Someone stole my bicycle last night.

Steal is the ordinary verb and takes the thing stolen. Thieve is rare and usually appears without an object, describing a way of life: they were thieving to survive.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: steal, pilfer

Antonyms: return

Similar words, and what each means

  • steal

    চুরি করা

    To take something that is not yours without permission.

  • pilfer

    অল্প অল্প করে চুরি করা

    To steal small things repeatedly, especially from where you work.

Other English words for “চুরি করা”

  • steal

    To take something that is not yours without permission.

  • stealing

    The act of taking something that belongs to somebody else.

Opposite words

  • return

    ফিরে আসা, ফেরত দেওয়া

    To come back, or to give something back.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “thieve” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • বিদ্রূপ করে বলা, তাচ্ছিল্য করা
    • • জড়িত থাকা, প্রয়োজন হওয়া
    • • দ্রুত টুকে রাখা, চটজলদি লিখে ফেলা
    • • চুরি করা
    Show the answer

    চুরি করা — thieve (verb) — চুরি করা. To steal, especially as a habit.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “thieve”?

    • • lick
    • • emerge
    • • seize
    • • steal
    Show the answer

    steal — steal — চুরি করা. To take something that is not yours without permission.

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