thieve

UK: /θiːv/ US: /θiv/ ,(thēv)

Inflections of 'thieve' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

thieves

v 3rd person singular

thieving

v pres p

thieved

v past

thieved

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

thieve /θiv/   v. [no object] , thieved, thiev•ing. 

1. to steal.

thiev•ing, adj. [before a noun]

those thieving car dealers!

thiev•ish, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

thieve (thēv),  v., thieved, thiev•ing. 

v.t. 

1. to take by theft;
   steal.

v.i. 

2. to act as a thief;
   commit theft;
   steal.

• Old English thēofian, derivative of theōf thief (not recorded in Middle English) bef. 950

thiev′ing•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

thieve / θiːv/ verb

1. to steal (someone's possessions)

Etymology: Old English thēofian, from thēof thief