Meaning

2 senses

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland)To commit burglary.

    einbrechen

    commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling

  2. (Ireland, UK)To take the ball legally from an opposing player.

Examples

5 sentences

  1. How many times have you been burgled?

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  2. We were burgled once.

    ruНас однажды ограбили.

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  3. I've been burgled three times this month.

    deBei mir wurde in diesem Monat schon dreimal eingebrochen.

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  4. Ever since my neighbor's house was burgled, I sleep with one eye open.

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  5. Leon was looking to burgle Amelia's house.

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Translations

3 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to commit burglary:

Origin

Back-formation from burglar (1867).

Back-formation from burglar (1867).

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Forms

burgles, burgling, burgled, burgled
Base formburgle · to burgle
3rd person singularburgles
Present participleburgling
Past simpleburgled
Past participleburgled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyburgle
he, she, itburgles

Past simpleLesson

all personsburgled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave burgled
he, she, ithas burgled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill burgle

Synonyms

3 synonyms
burglarize
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words
RelatedburglarB1burglaryB2robA2stealA2cat-burgleburglarizethievepurloin
Derivedunburgled

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
burglarB1burglarizeburglaryB2burgundyburialB2burlap
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