Rob - Burgle - Steal

(to take something illegally)

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• Rob - Steal
  • You rob a person or place.
  • You steal something that does not belong to you.
  A robber or thief :
  • robs a place (for example, a bank), or a person, of something.
  • steals something from a place or person.
    
    Examples :
    • A bank robbery took place this morning.
    • A gang of armed robbers forced their way into the bank.
    • The thieves robbed the bank.
    • The bank was robbed of a large amount of money.
    • The gang stole a large amount of money from the bank.
    • The thieves also robbed the customers of their wallets..
    • The robbers stole their wallets from the customers.
    • The customers' wallets were stolen by the robbers/thieves.
• Burgle
  • A burglar is a person who burgles a house by forcing a way into it and stealing from it.
    
    Example :
    • During a recent concert, a number of houses in the area were burgled.
    • The burglar stole essentially jewellery, cash, credit cards and mobile phones.
    • He was caught by the police while trying to steal a car.
• N.B. 'Thief' is a noun describing someone who steals, but the verb 'to thieve'is rarely used.
  It is more usual to say 'to steal' something, or 'to rob' someone.