ENGLISH GRAMMAR
ROB - BURGLE - STEAL: meaning and use
(to take something illegally)
- ROB - STEAL:
- You rob a person or place.
- You steal something that does not belong to you.
A robber or thief : - - robs a place (for example, a bank), or a person, of something.
- steals something from a place or person.
Examples :- A bank robbery took place this morning.
- A gang of armed robbers forced their way into the bank.
- The thieves robbed the bank.
- The bank was robbed of a large amount of money.
- The gang stole a large amount of money fromthe bank.
- The thieves also robbed the customers of their wallets.
- The robbers stole their wallets from the customers.
- The customers' wallets were stolen by
the robbers/thieves.
- BURGLE:
- A burglar is a person who
burgles a house by forcing a way into it and stealing from it.
Example :- During a recent concert, a number of houses in the area were burgled.
- The burglar stole essentially jewellery, cash, credit cards and mobile phones.
- He was caught by the police while trying to steal a car.
- A burglar is a person who
burgles a house by forcing a way into it and stealing from it.
- N.B. 'Thief' is a noun referring to someone who steals, but the
verb 'to thieve' is rarely used. It is more usual to say
'to steal' something, or 'to rob' someone.