to steal
Verb · English
Meaning 1
to take another person's property without permission or legal right and without intending to return it
(take property unlawfully)
Example
It is wrong to steal money from your friends.
Meaning 2
to move somewhere quietly and carefully so that no one notices you
(move stealthily)
Example
He managed to steal away from the party without being seen.
Synonyms
thieve, pilfer, purloin, swipe, shoplift, filch
Grammar
- present simple
- i
- steal
- you
- steal
- he she it
- steals
- we
- steal
- they
- steal
- past simple
- stole
- past participle
- stolen
- present participle
- stealing
- auxiliary verb
- have