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stole

stole
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stohl]
    • /stoʊl/
    • /stəʊl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stohl]
    • /stoʊl/

Definitions of stole word

  • verb stole simple past tense of steal. 1
  • noun stole Informal. an act of stealing; theft. 1
  • noun stole Informal. the thing stolen; booty. 1
  • noun stole Informal. something acquired at a cost far below its real value; bargain: This dress is a steal at $40. 1
  • noun stole Baseball. the act of advancing a base by stealing. 1
  • verb with object stole to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch. 1

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Origin of stole

First appearance:

before 950
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English, Old English < Latin stola < Greek stolḗ clothing, robe; akin to Greek stéllein to array, Old English stellan to place, put

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Stole

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

stole popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

stole usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for stole

noun stole

  • alb — a long white linen vestment with sleeves worn by priests and others
  • amice — a rectangular piece of white linen worn by priests around the neck and shoulders under the alb or, formerly, on the head
  • ascot — a cravat with wide square ends, usually secured with an ornamental stud
  • boa — A boa or a feather boa is a long soft scarf made of feathers or of short pieces of very light fabric.
  • boas — Franz (frants). 1858–1942, US anthropologist, born in Germany. He made major contributions to cultural and linguistic anthropology in studies of North American Indians, including The Mind of Primitive Man (1911; 1938)

verb stole

  • crept — Crept is the past tense and past participle of creep.
  • cribbed — Of or pertaining to a crib, or things in a crib.
  • defalcated — Simple past tense and past participle of defalcate.
  • expropriated — Simple past tense and past participle of expropriate.
  • ferreted — Simple past tense and past participle of ferret.

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