thief
/θiːf/noun
उच्चारण थीफ़
चोर
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a person who steals something from another person or place
चोर
- A thief stole her purse on the bus.
- car thieves
- The thief ran off with her bag.
+ 3 more examples
- Police caught the thief near the market.
- A thief broke into the shop at night.
- The villagers chased the thief across the field.
Synonyms robber burglar pickpocket shoplifter pilferer
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
thief (plural: thieves)
The plural changes the f to ves: thieves. The verb is steal and the crime is theft.
Plural में f बदलकर 'thieves' बनता है; क्रिया 'steal' और अपराध 'theft' है।
- Two thieves broke into the shop last night.
- The thief stole a gold chain.
thief + preposition
A person is a thief of something: a thief of ideas, or a thief in the night.
'A thief of something' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ को चुराने वाला है।
- He was a thief of other people's ideas.
steal vs rob vs thief
A thief steals things; the victim is a person or place that is robbed. Do not say 'rob a watch'.
Thief चीज़ें चुराता है (steal); लूट का शिकार व्यक्ति या स्थान 'rob' होता है। 'Rob a watch' नहीं कहते।
- The thief robbed the old man and stole his watch.
thief vs robber vs burglar
A robber uses force, a burglar breaks into a building, and a thief steals quietly.
Robber बल का प्रयोग करता है, burglar घर में सेंध लगाता है, और thief चुपचाप चोरी करता है।
- A burglar entered through the window.
+Collocations 4
adjective + thief
pettycommonclevermasterprofessional
- A petty thief stole a purse from the train.
verb + thief
catchchasearresttrappunish
- The villagers chased the thief across the fields.
thief + verb
stealescapebreak inrun away
- The thief escaped through the back door.
noun + thief
cattlecarpickpocketjewelideas
- A car thief was caught by the police.
“More examples 5
- The thief left behind his footprints on the wet floor.
चोर गीले फ़र्श पर अपने पैरों के निशान छोड़ गया।
- Thieves took away all the copper wires from the mill.
चोर मिल से सारे तांबे के तार उठा ले गए।
- Stop, thief!
रुको, चोर!
- Someone cried, 'Thief!' and the whole bazaar woke up.
किसी ने 'चोर!' चिल्लाया और पूरा बाज़ार जाग गया।
- A thief is not always a hungry man; some steal for greed.
चोर हमेशा भूखा आदमी नहीं होता; कुछ लालच के कारण चोरी करते हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Three thiefs were caught by the police.
✓ Three thieves were caught by the police.
The plural of thief is thieves.
Thief का plural 'thieves' होता है।
✗ The man was robbed his purse by a thief.
✓ The man's purse was stolen by a thief.
Rob takes the victim as object; steal takes the stolen thing.
'Rob' के बाद पीड़ित व्यक्ति आता है और 'steal' के बाद चुराई गई चीज़।
✗ The thieves has run away.
✓ The thieves have run away.
Thieves is plural, so the verb is have.
Thieves plural है, इसलिए verb 'have' होगी।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name people who take what is not theirs, but in different ways.
ये शब्द उन लोगों के नाम हैं जो दूसरों की चीज़ें लेते हैं, पर तरीका अलग होता है।
The general word for someone who steals, usually quietly.
चोरी करने वाले के लिए सामान्य शब्द, प्रायः चुपचाप।
- The thief took my phone.
Someone who steals using force or threats.
वह जो बल या धमकी से चोरी करे।
- The robbers attacked the bank guard.
Someone who breaks into a building to steal.
इमारत में घुसकर चोरी करने वाला।
- The burglar entered through the window.
¶Idioms 3
(as) thick as thieves
(of two people) very friendly
बहुत गहरे दोस्त, दाँत काटी रोटी
- Those two boys are as thick as thieves.
set a thief to catch a thief
the best person to catch a criminal is another criminal
चोर को पकड़ने के लिए चोर लगाओ
- They hired an old hacker to guard the system; set a thief to catch a thief.
honour among thieves
criminals have their own code of loyalty
चोरों में भी ईमान होता है
- He refused to name his partners; honour among thieves.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
thief, robber, burglar and pickpocket
A thief is the general word for one who steals. A robber steals from a person or a place using force or threats (a bank robber). A burglar breaks into a house to steal. A pickpocket steals from pockets in a crowd. A shoplifter steals from a shop while pretending to be a customer. The crime of a thief is theft; of a robber robbery; of a burglar burglary.
Thief चोरी करने वाले का सामान्य शब्द है। Robber बल या धमकी से किसी व्यक्ति या जगह से चोरी करता है (bank robber)। Burglar चोरी के लिए घर में सेंध लगाता है। Pickpocket भीड़ में जेबें काटता है। Shoplifter ग्राहक होने का ढोंग करके दुकान से चोरी करता है। Thief का अपराध theft; robber का robbery; burglar का burglary।
The thief/robber/burglar/pickpocket set is a one-word-substitution favourite.
Thief, robber, burglar और pickpocket का सेट one-word substitution में प्रिय है।
§Grammar and usage
The noun is theft (not 'thieft').
Noun theft है ('thieft' नहीं)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Thick as thieves, set a thief to catch a thief, honour among thieves, like a thief in the night (secretly).
Idioms: thick as thieves, set a thief to catch a thief, honour among thieves, like a thief in the night (चुपके से)।