stolen

adjtaken

Synonyms for stolen

adj taken

misbegotten

adjective. illegitimate, illicit

Word Origin & History

Old English stelan "to commit a theft" (class IV strong verb; past tense stæl, past participle stolen), from Proto-Germanic *stelanan (cf. Old Saxon stelan, Old Norse, Old Frisian stela, Dutch stelen, Old High German stelan, German stehlen, Gothic stilan), of unknown origin.

Most IE words for steal have roots in notions of "hide," "carry off," or "collect, heap up." Attested as a verb of stealthy motion from c.1300 (e.g. to steal away, late 14c.); of glances, sighs, etc., from 1580s. To steal (someone) blind first recorded 1974.

Example Sentences for stolen

She and her nurse had been stolen from the Ionian coast, by Greek pirates.

"He must have stolen it," muttered Halbert, looking after Robert with disappointment and chagrin.

He's stolen five or six hundred dollars in gold from old Paul Nichols.

Our pleasures are but the stolen moments we can snatch from its inattention.

I will sign you a blank cheque, which your uncle can fill up with the amount he has stolen.

"The stolen goods were found in her locker," Gilder declared in a tone of finality.

Naturally, she says some one else must have put the stolen goods there.

In the one case, as she knew it, a girl under the urge of poverty had stolen.

The sheep-dealer thought of the stories he had heard of lost or stolen children.

No horse that the stragglers have stolen can overtake Gypsy.

stolen

Synonyms for stolen

More words related to stolen

abducted

misbegotten