shop steal
shop steal · shop steals · shop stole · shop stolen · shop stealing
To shopliftTo shoplift.
» A dog runs into the butcher's shop and steals a large sausage.
Ein Hund rennt in die Metzgerei und stiehlt eine große Wurst. — Yorwba
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1 senses(Australia)To shoplift.
If you detect a person shop stealing, report it to the police.
Examples
1 sentencesA dog runs into the butcher's shop and steals a large sausage.
deEin Hund rennt in die Metzgerei und stiehlt eine große Wurst. — Yorwba
Origin
From shop + steal.From shop + steal.
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Forms
shop steals, shop stealing, shop stole, shop stolen| Base form | shop steal · to shop steal |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | shop steals |
| Present participle | shop stealing |
| Past simple | shop stole |
| Past participle | shop stolen |
irregular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedshop stealer
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular 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.