Ingles

burgle

gb/bˈɚɡəl/ us/bˈɚɡəl/
C1 Ingles
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pandiwa C1 action
1

Break into a building to steal

to go into a building illegally to steal

Padron ng paggamit: burgle [a house/flat/shop/office]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners often confuse burgle with rob: you burgle a building (house/shop), but you rob a person or a bank (take by threat/force).
Mga kasingkahulugan
break into (More general; does not always imply stealing.) | burglarize (Common US equivalent; less common in UK English.)
Mga kasalungat
secure (Opposite idea: make a place safe against break-ins.) | protect (Opposite idea: keep a place safe from crime.)
Mga kolokasyon
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
Mga tema
crime |law |home
Mga Halimbawa
  • 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
  • A man tried to burgle the house.
  • Our flat was burgled last night.
Pandiwa C1 action
2

Commit burglary

to do burglary

Padron ng paggamit: burgle (in/around [a place])
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
It is more common to say what was burgled (e.g., a house). This intransitive use is less frequent.
Mga kasingkahulugan
steal (Much broader; not specifically entering a building.)
Mga kasalungat
obey the law (Opposite behavior in general.)
Mga kolokasyon
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
Mga tema
crime |law
Mga Halimbawa
  • 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
  • They were caught burgling at night.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
burgle
IPA
GB/bˈɚɡəl/
US/bˈɚɡəl/
Mga pantig at diin
burgle (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (burgle)
Mga anyo ng salita
Verb
  • Base: burgle
  • 3rd Person Singular: burgles
  • Present Participle: burgling
  • Past: burgled
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
burgles verb burgling verb burgled verb
Core family
burglar noun B1 burglary noun B2
Related words
burglarize verb
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