{
    "term": "steal",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "steal",
            "heSheIt": "steals"
        },
        "pastSimple": "stole",
        "pastParticiple": "stolen",
        "ingForm": "stealing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to take something from a person, shop, etc. without permission and without intending to return it or pay for it",
            "sensetop": "steal from somebody/somethingsteal somethingsteal something from somebody/something",
            "labels": "(figurative)(figurative)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(especially British English)(especially British English)(especially North American English)(especially British English)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'll report you to the police if I catch you stealing again."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We found out he'd been stealing from us for years.",
                    "contextForm": "steal from somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "My wallet was stolen.",
                    "contextForm": "steal something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I **had** my wallet **stolen**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Thieves stole jewellery worth over £10 000."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He stole a car from the parking lot of a mall.",
                    "contextForm": "steal something from somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's a crime to handle **stolen goods**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was charged with possession of **stolen property**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to steal somebody’s ideas"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They accused the president of **stealing the election** *(= winning it by cheating)*."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Crime and punishment"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to move secretly and quietly so that other people do not notice you",
            "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She stole out of the room so as not to wake the baby."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A chill stole over her body."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "creep"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to run to the next base before another player from your team hits the ball, so that you are closer to scoring",
            "sensetop": "steal something",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He tried to steal second base but was out."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to look at somebody/something quickly so that nobody sees you doing it",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make somebody fall in love with you",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to kiss somebody suddenly or secretly",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to gain an advantage over somebody by doing something before them",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The company is looking at ways to steal a march on its European competitors."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to attract more attention and praise than other people in a particular situation",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "As always, the children stole the show."
                },
                {
                    "text": "British bands stole the show at this year’s awards."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to get the attention, success, etc. that somebody else was expecting, usually by saying or doing what they had intended to say or do",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/stiːl/",
                "audio": "st/steal/steal__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/stiːlz/",
                "audio": "st/steal/steals__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/stəʊl/",
                "audio": "st/steal/stole__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈstəʊlən/",
                "audio": "st/steal/stolen__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈstiːlɪŋ/",
                "audio": "st/steal/stealing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/stiːl/",
                "audio": "st/steal/steal__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/stiːlz/",
                "audio": "st/steal/steals__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/stəʊl/",
                "audio": "st/steal/stole__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈstəʊlən/",
                "audio": "st/steal/stolen__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈstiːlɪŋ/",
                "audio": "st/steal/stealing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English stelan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stelen and German stehlen."
}