Foundation level · Year 4 · free
steal
verb · Say it: STEEL
What it means
Foundationto take something that belongs to someone else without permission
The cheeky seagull tried to steal my chips on the pier.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- pinch
- snatch
- swipe
- take
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- give
- return
More examples
- It is wrong to steal, so Oliver handed the lost purse to a teacher.
Where the word comes from
From Old English 'stelan', meaning to take secretly.
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