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# stole

«stole» in Mova's school dictionary: **The past tense of "steal": took something that was not…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (past tense of steal); noun (a stole, stoles)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The past tense of "steal": took something that was not yours without asking. "Someone stole my bike." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stole/#m1)

2) A stole is a long scarf or shawl worn around the shoulders. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stole/#m2)

3) Stole can also mean moved quietly and secretly, so that no one notices. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stole/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and lessons on right and wrong, pupils learn that stealing is wrong. In stories, a thief "stole" treasure; "stole the show" means was the best part of a performance. "Stole a glance" means looked quickly and secretly. Phrases: stole the show, stole a look, stole away.

### examples

- Someone stole my bike from outside the shop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stole/#x1)
- The fox stole three eggs from the henhouse. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stole/#x2)
- My little sister stole the show at the concert. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stole/#x3)
- He stole a look at the answers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stole/#x4)
- The thief stole the money and ran. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stole/#x5)
- Grandma wore a silk stole to the wedding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stole/#x6)
- They stole away quietly in the night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stole/#x7)
- I stole out of my corner, and stood with them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stole/#x8)

### note

"Steal" is irregular: steal, stole, stolen. Say "He stole it", "It was stolen" (not "It was stole"). Do not confuse "steal" with "steel" (a metal). Stealing is wrong; if you find something, try to give it back. "Stole away" means left quietly.

### In the corpora

- [It is the very car he stole from the yard of the Red Lion, with the very same people in it!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song/6/)
- [Stole a horse—sold him for a large sum of money!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them/18/)
- [Saying «someone stole it» when nobody did makes innocent classmates look suspicious.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/426-the-dog-ate-it-excuses-for-homework/28/)
- [Lying for someone who stole makes you part of it; speak only for yourself.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/436-covering-for-a-friend/30/)
- [And Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father's.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.955/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «stole» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stole/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.