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κλέβω — meaning in English

klevo

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English meaning

  • abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
  • purloin verb To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
  • rob verb To take property from a person or place unlawfully, often through force or threat.
  • snatch verb To grab something suddenly and quickly.
  • steal verb To take something that belongs to someone else without permission or intention of returning it.

Senses

κλέβω is used for these senses in English:

  • abstract (transitive, euphemistic) To steal; to take away; to remove without permission. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
  • purloin (transitive, usually, formal, or, humorous) To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
  • rob (transitive) To steal from, especially using force or violence.

abstract — full definition

  1. noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
  2. adj Existing as an idea rather than a physical, concrete thing.
  3. adj Relating to art that uses shapes, colours, and forms rather than realistic depictions.
  4. verb To take out or separate a general idea or quality from something specific.

purloin — full definition

  1. verb To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
  2. verb To commit theft; to thieve.

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