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{
"term": "steal",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "steal",
"heSheIt": "steals"
},
"pastSimple": "stole",
"pastParticiple": "stolen",
"ingForm": "stealing"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to take something from a person, shop, etc. without permission and without intending to return it or pay for it",
"sensetop": "steal from somebody/somethingsteal somethingsteal something from somebody/something",
"labels": "(figurative)(figurative)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(especially British English)(especially British English)(especially North American English)(especially British English)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'll report you to the police if I catch you stealing again."
},
{
"text": "We found out he'd been stealing from us for years.",
"contextForm": "steal from somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "My wallet was stolen.",
"contextForm": "steal something"
},
{
"text": "I **had** my wallet **stolen**."
},
{
"text": "Thieves stole jewellery worth over £10 000."
},
{
"text": "He stole a car from the parking lot of a mall.",
"contextForm": "steal something from somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "It's a crime to handle **stolen goods**."
},
{
"text": "He was charged with possession of **stolen property**."
},
{
"text": "to steal somebody’s ideas"
},
{
"text": "They accused the president of **stealing the election** *(= winning it by cheating)*."
}
],
"topics": ["Crime and punishment"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to move secretly and quietly so that other people do not notice you",
"sensetop": "+ adv./prep.",
"labels": "(figurative)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She stole out of the room so as not to wake the baby."
},
{
"text": "A chill stole over her body."
}
],
"synonyms": "creep"
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to run to the next base before another player from your team hits the ball, so that you are closer to scoring",
"sensetop": "steal something",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He tried to steal second base but was out."
}
],
"topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to look at somebody/something quickly so that nobody sees you doing it",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to make somebody fall in love with you",
"labels": "(literary)",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Feelings"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to kiss somebody suddenly or secretly",
"labels": "(literary)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to gain an advantage over somebody by doing something before them",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The company is looking at ways to steal a march on its European competitors."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to attract more attention and praise than other people in a particular situation",
"examples": [
{
"text": "As always, the children stole the show."
},
{
"text": "British bands stole the show at this year’s awards."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to get the attention, success, etc. that somebody else was expecting, usually by saying or doing what they had intended to say or do",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Success"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/stiːl/",
"audio": "st/steal/steal__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/stiːlz/",
"audio": "st/steal/steals__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/stəʊl/",
"audio": "st/steal/stole__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈstəʊlən/",
"audio": "st/steal/stolen__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈstiːlɪŋ/",
"audio": "st/steal/stealing__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/stiːl/",
"audio": "st/steal/steal__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/stiːlz/",
"audio": "st/steal/steals__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/stəʊl/",
"audio": "st/steal/stole__us_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈstəʊlən/",
"audio": "st/steal/stolen__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈstiːlɪŋ/",
"audio": "st/steal/stealing__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English stelan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stelen and German stehlen."
}