stole

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Trộm, lấy trộm

BrE /stəʊl/ AmE /stoʊl/

verb en → vi

past stole pp stolen ing stealing

1 STEAL [transitive] B1

Trộm, lấy trộm

to take something that belongs to someone else without permission and with the intention of keeping it or using it

  • stole something from somebody/something

Collocations stole a car · stole money from the bank

  • He stole a necklace from the jewelry store.

    Anh ta đã trộm một chiếc vòng từ cửa hàng trang sức.

2 COPY [transitive] B2

Sao chép trái phép, lấy cắp ý tưởng

to copy or take something without permission, especially in a way that is not allowed by law

  • stole an idea from somebody/something

Collocations stole a design from the competitor · stole ideas for her book from other writers

  • The company stole their technology.

    Công ty đã lấy cắp công nghệ của họ.