filch
To illegally take possession ofTo illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.
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» When I was a kid, I used to filch candy bars all the time.
58mph · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.
Hey, someone filched my wallet!
stehlen, stibitzen
украстьukrastʹ, стащитьstaščitʹ
- make off with belongings of others
Examples
3 sentencesWhen I was a kid, I used to filch candy bars all the time.
Who's filched my pen?
ruКто у меня ручку стащил? — marafon
deWer hat mir den Stift geklaut? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Skura filched a few notes from Yanni's wallet.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English filchen (“to pilfer, steal”). The further origin of the word is uncertFrom Middle English filchen (“to pilfer, steal”). The further origin of the word is uncertain, but it is likely from or related to Old English fylċian (“to marshal troops”) and Old English ġefylċe (“band of men, army, host”), which would make it also related to folk.
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Forms
filches, filching, filched, filchedSynonyms
77 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.