rob
gb/ɹˈɑb/ us/ɹˈɑb/
B1
Inglés
~ 4200
Acepciones
0 acepciones
Verbo
B1
action
1
Steal using force or threats
To take something from a person or place by using force or threats.
Patrón de uso:
to rob [someone/something] [of something]
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'rob' and 'steal'. 'Rob' is used with the person or place as the object (e.g., 'rob a bank'), while 'steal' is used with the thing taken as the object (e.g., 'steal money').
Sinónimos
mug (Usually refers to robbing someone in a public place, often suddenly.)
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burgle (Usually refers to breaking into a building to steal things, often without direct confrontation.)
Antónimos
give (To voluntarily hand over something rather than taking it by force.)
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donate (To give something freely for a good cause, the opposite of taking it illegally.)
Colocaciones
rob a bank
|rob a store
|rob someone of their money
|armed robbers
|get robbed
Temas
crime
|law
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- Two men tried to rob the bank yesterday.
- The gang planned to rob the jewelry store at night.
- He was arrested for attempting to rob an elderly woman.
- They robbed the travelers of all their cash.
- She felt unsafe after being robbed in the street.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- Someone robbed the shop last night.
- The man tried to rob me.
- The police caught the man who robbed the bank.
- They robbed the old man of his wallet.
- I saw a man rob a store.
Verbo
B2
action
2
Take away an opportunity unfairly
To take away a chance, right, or good thing from someone in an unfair way.
Patrón de uso:
to rob [someone] of [something]
Error frecuente:
Learners may overuse this meaning for literal theft. In this sense, nothing physical is stolen; it is about opportunities, rights, or feelings.
Sinónimos
deprive (More formal and broader, not necessarily implying unfairness.)
Antónimos
grant (To give or allow something that someone deserves or has earned.)
Colocaciones
rob someone of victory
|rob someone of their rights
|rob someone of happiness
Temas
fairness
|justice
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- The referee's bad call robbed the team of victory.
- His illness robbed him of his youth.
- Poor management robbed employees of their bonuses.
- She felt robbed of her chance to speak.
- They were robbed of the opportunity to compete.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The bad call robbed the team of a win.
- His sickness robbed him of his job.
- The rain robbed us of our picnic.
- I felt robbed of my chance to play.
- The accident robbed her of her dream.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
rob
AFI
GB/ɹˈɑb/
US/ɹˈɑb/
Sílabas y acento
rob (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (rob)
Formas de la palabra
Verb
- Base: rob
- 3rd Person Singular: robs
- Present Participle: robbing
- Past: robbed
Familia de palabras
Aspectos destacados
- Irregular present participle: robbing Verb
- Irregular past: robbed Verb
Expresiones
rob Peter to pay Paul
1/ɹˈɑb pˈitɚ tə pˈeɪ pˈɔl/
idiom
Shift resources without solving problem
To take money or resources from one place to use in another, but not fix the real problem.
Ejemplos
- Taking money from the maintenance budget to fund marketing is just robbing Peter to pay Paul.
- He paid off one debt by taking another loan — robbing Peter to pay Paul.
rob the cradle
1/ɹˈɑb ðə kɹˈeɪdəl/
idiom
informal
Be romantically involved with much younger person
To be in a romantic relationship with someone who is much younger than you.
Ejemplos
- People whispered that he was robbing the cradle when he married his 20-year-old assistant.
- She joked about robbing the cradle when she started dating someone 15 years younger.
rob the cradle
2/ɹˈɑb ðə kɹˈeɪdəl/
idiom
informal
date someone much younger
To date or marry someone who is much younger than you, in a way that some people may find strange or wrong.
Ejemplos
- People joked that he was robbing the cradle when he started dating a woman twenty years younger than him.
- She said she didn’t want to rob the cradle by going out with someone in his early twenties.
- He was teased for robbing the cradle after announcing his engagement.