Stole Meaning
/stəʊl/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbsimple past of steal
verbpast participle of steal
Sentence Examples
A group of gangsters stole money.
Someone stole my passport.
This is the man who they say stole the car.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The thief ____ a valuable watch from the jewelry store.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The thief ____ a valuable painting from the museum during the night while the guards were asleep.
Word Origin & History
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"TransPennine Express has removed all QR codes from its 71 car parks after scammers covered up a genuine code sticker with a false one and stole £13,000 from a woman's bank account."
— 2023 December 13, “Network News: £13,000 stolen via car park QR”, in RAIL, number 998, page 11:
"[…]when indeed they have ſeen nothing, but have ſtole the word of the Lord from others, and borrowed from their neighbour[…]"
— 1654, John Webſter, The Judgement Set, and the Bookes Opened, and All Religion brought to Triall […] , page 149:
"And glory pointed still the goal / THat fired his lay; / But now revolving time has stole / Those dreams away."
— 1834, Alexander Smart, Rambling Rhymes, page 151:
"[…]He must have stole my gear after he ran off, licking his wounds." Clint spoke loudly and proudly and drew some applause."
— 2014 November 19, Domino Finn, The Blood of Brothers (Sycamore Moon; 2), Blood & Treasure, page 146:
"With sou'-wester under arm, and oilskin open so that God might see the stole and know that there was no deception, he chanted from a prayer-book in a tone exactly like that of a blackfellow devil-dovvening: […]"
— 1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter X, in Capricornia, page 167:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The thief ____ a valuable watch from the jewelry store.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The thief ____ a valuable painting from the museum during the night while the guards were asleep.