shoplift
To steal something from a shop or store during business hours, usually by means of…To steal something from a shop or store during business hours, usually by means of hiding merchandise.
» Tom has been arrested for shoplifting.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To steal something from a shop or store during business hours, usually by means of hiding merchandise.
klauen, stehlen
steal in a store
(intransitive)To steal from shops / stores during trading hours.
Ladendiebstahl begehen
Examples
50 sentencesTom has been arrested for shoplifting.
Tom didn't know shoplifting was illegal.
Tom was arrested in Boston for shoplifting.
Tom got arrested in Boston for shoplifting.
I was arrested in Boston for shoplifting.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From shop + lift (“to steal”), after shoplifting, shoplifter, and shoplift (noun).From shop + lift (“to steal”), after shoplifting, shoplifter, and shoplift (noun).
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Forms
shoplifts, shoplifting, shoplifted, shoplifted| Base form | shoplift · to shoplift |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | shoplifts |
| Present participle | shoplifting |
| Past simple | shoplifted |
| Past participle | shoplifted |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
6 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