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thief

/ˈθif/THEEF
/ˈθif/THEEF

Meaninga thief

Common meaning: a person who steals

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishþeofsource
  2. Middle Englishþeefsource
  3. Englishthief‘a person who steals’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English þeof ‘a thief’.

Roots

  • þeof Old English “a thief”

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