steal
/stiːl/verb
उच्चारण स्टील
चुराना; चुपके से जाना
Basic word
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[T, I]
to take something from a person, shop without permission and without intending to return it; to move secretly and quietly; to take something that is not yours, such as an idea
चुराना; चुपके से जाना
- Someone stole my phone.
- She stole out of the room.
- Thieves stole jewellery worth several lakhs.
+ 2 more examples
- A boy was caught stealing apples from the orchard.
- The cat stole into the kitchen while no one was looking.
Synonyms thieve rob pinch pilfer sneak
Opposite return give back
?Which word?
Keep apart, asked very often: steal sth (from sb) ('He stole my bag') and rob sb or a place (of sth) ('He robbed me'; 'They robbed a bank').
इन्हें अलग रखिए, यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: steal sth (from sb) ('He stole my bag') और rob sb या स्थान (of sth) ('He robbed me'; 'They robbed a bank')।
Homophone: steal and steel (metal) are both /stiːl/.
Homophone: steal और steel (इस्पात) दोनों /stiːl/ हैं।
Keep the steal words: steal, rob, pilfer (steal small amounts), embezzle (steal money you are trusted with), plagiarize (steal ideas or writing), shoplift.
चोरी के शब्द याद रखिए: steal, rob, pilfer (थोड़ी मात्रा चुराना), embezzle (सौंपा गया धन हड़पना, ग़बन), plagiarize (विचार या लेखन चुराना, साहित्यिक चोरी), shoplift।
§Grammar and usage
Verb forms, asked very often: steal, stole, stolen.
Verb forms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: steal, stole, stolen।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Steal the show (get the most attention and praise), steal sb's thunder (take attention away from somebody), steal a march on (gain an advantage by acting first), a steal (informal, very cheap: 'At this price, it's a steal').
Idioms: steal the show (सबसे अधिक ध्यान और प्रशंसा पाना, महफ़िल लूटना), steal sb's thunder (किसी का ध्यान छीनना), steal a march on (पहले कार्य करके लाभ लेना), a steal (अनौपचारिक, बहुत सस्ता: 'At this price, it's a steal')।