burgle
gb/bˈɚɡəl/ us/bˈɚɡəl/
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Break into a building to steal
to go into a building illegally to steal
Pola penggunaan:
burgle [a house/flat/shop/office]
Kesalahan umum:
Learners often confuse burgle with rob: you burgle a building (house/shop), but you rob a person or a bank (take by threat/force).
Sinonim
break into (More general; does not always imply stealing.)
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burglarize (Common US equivalent; less common in UK English.)
Antonim
secure (Opposite idea: make a place safe against break-ins.)
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protect (Opposite idea: keep a place safe from crime.)
Kolokasi
burgle a house
|burgle a home
|burgle a flat
|burgle an apartment
|burgle a shop
|burgle a store
|burgle an office
|burgle a bank
|attempt to burgle
|be burgled
Tema
crime
|law
|home
Contoh
- Someone burgled our house while we were on holiday.
- Two teenagers were arrested for burgling a local shop.
- The office was burgled overnight and several laptops were taken.
Contoh untuk pembelajar
- A man tried to burgle the house.
- Our flat was burgled last night.
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Commit burglary
to do burglary
Pola penggunaan:
burgle (in/around [a place])
Kesalahan umum:
It is more common to say what was burgled (e.g., a house). This intransitive use is less frequent.
Sinonim
steal (Much broader; not specifically entering a building.)
Antonim
obey the law (Opposite behavior in general.)
Kolokasi
burgle in the area
|burgle locally
|burgle regularly
|go out burgling
|a gang that burgles
|burgle at night
|burgle for cash
|burgle to fund a habit
Tema
crime
|law
Contoh
- The police believe the same group has been burgling in the area for months.
- He admitted that he used to burgle to pay off his debts.
Contoh untuk pembelajar
- They were caught burgling at night.
Tata bahasa
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burgle
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GB/bˈɚɡəl/
US/bˈɚɡəl/
Suku kata & tekanan
burgle (1 suku kata)
Stress on 1st syllable (burgle)
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Verb
- Base: burgle
- 3rd Person Singular: burgles
- Present Participle: burgling
- Past: burgled
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