different between theft vs thieve

English

Etymology

From Middle English theft, thefte, þefte, þefþe, þiefþe, from Old English þ?efþu, from Proto-Germanic *þiubiþ?, from *þeubaz (“thief”), equivalent to thief +? -th or thieve +? -th. Cognate with Old Frisian thiuvethe, thiufthe (“theft”), Old Norse þýfð, þýft, and (obsolete) Dutch diefte.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /??ft/
• Rhymes: -?ft

Noun

theft (countable and uncountable, plural thefts)

1. The act of stealing property.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:theft

Derived terms

• petty theft

Related terms

• thief
• thieve

Translations

See also

• nick
• steal
• TWOC

Further reading

• theft on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Middle English

Alternative forms

• thefte, þyefþe, þiefþe, þifte, þeofþe, þeuft, þeefte, thifthe, theffte, þeft

Etymology

From Old English þ?efþu, from Proto-Germanic *þiubiþ?; equivalent to thef +? -th.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?ft/, /??ft/, /?e?f?/, /??f?/
• (mainly southern ME) IPA^(key): /?i?ft/, /?ift/

Noun

theft

1. Theft, stealing, robbery (in general or as an individual instance)
2. Financial fraud; the acquiring of financial goods maliciously.
3. Some act viewed negatively compared or equated to theft.
4. Stolen or illegally acquired goods or possessions.
5. (rare) An alleged instance of robbery.

Descendants

• English: theft
• Scots: thift, theft

References

• “th???ft(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-21.

English

Etymology

From Middle English *theven (found in Middle English thevinge (“thieving”)), from Old English þ?ofian, ?eþ?ofian, ?eþ?efian (“to thieve, steal”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: th?v, IPA^(key): /?i?v/
• Rhymes: -i?v

Verb

thieve (third-person singular simple present thieves, present participle thieving, simple past and past participle thieved)

1. (intransitive) To commit theft.

Synonyms

• steal
• rob

Related terms

• theft
• thief
• thievery
• thieving
• theftable
• thieve out

Translations