thief
gb/θˈif/ us/θˈif/
A2
انگریزی
~ 4300
معانی
0 معانی
اسم
A2
entity
1
A person who steals
Someone who takes things that are not theirs.
استعمال کا انداز:
a [adjective] thief
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'thief' with 'robber' or 'burglar'; 'thief' is the general term, while the others describe specific types of stealing.
ہم معنی الفاظ
robber (Usually refers to someone who steals using force or threats.)
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burglar (Specifically refers to someone who breaks into buildings to steal.)
متضاد الفاظ
owner (The lawful possessor of the property, opposite of someone who takes it unlawfully.)
لفظی تراکیب
petty thief
|car thief
|pickpocket thief
|catch a thief
|thief in the night
موضوعات
crime
|law
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- The police caught the thief as he tried to escape.
- A skilled thief can steal without being noticed.
- The museum's most valuable painting was taken by a thief.
- She shouted for help when she saw the thief running away.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The thief took my bag.
- A thief stole his bike.
- The police are looking for the thief.
- They caught the thief at the market.
گرامر
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thief
IPA
GB/θˈif/
US/θˈif/
ہجا بندی اور زور
thief (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (thief)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: thief
- Plural: thieves
متعلقہ الفاظ
عبارات
set a thief to catch a thief
1/sˈɛt ə θˈif tə kˈæt͡ʃ ə θˈif/
idiom
Use a thief to catch one
To use someone who knows about bad actions to stop someone else doing them.
مثالیں
- They hired a former hacker to find the cybercriminal—set a thief to catch a thief.
- Sometimes you have to set a thief to catch a thief when dealing with fraud cases.
thief in the night
1/θˈif ˈɪn ðə nˈaɪt/
idiom
literary
Something sudden and unexpected
Something that happens suddenly and without warning, often in a secret way.
مثالیں
- The disease came upon him like a thief in the night.
- Failure can strike like a thief in the night if you are not careful.