steal

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in Vietnamese Trộm, lấy cắp

BrE /stiːl/ AmE /stiːl/

verb en → vi

past stole pp stolen ing stealing

1 TAKE WITHOUT PERMISSION [transitive] B1

Trộm, lấy cắp

to take something that does not belong to you, especially in a way that is wrong or illegal

  • steal something from somebody/something

Collocations steal a car · steal money from the bank

  • He was caught stealing from the shop.

    Anh ta đã bị bắt khi đang trộm đồ từ cửa hàng.

2 COPY WITHOUT PERMISSION [transitive] B2

Sao chép trái phép, lấy ý tưởng của người khác làm của mình

to copy or use someone else's work, ideas, etc. without asking for permission and pretending that it is your own

  • steal something from somebody/something

Collocations steal an idea · steal a design

  • The company was accused of stealing ideas from its competitors.

    Công ty đã bị cáo buộc là lấy ý tưởng từ đối thủ cạnh tranh.