ぬす
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, む, transitive)
1. to steal
2. to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to watch and learn
3. to do stealthily
oft. as 目を盗んで
4. to do during scant time
usu. as 暇を盗んで
5. to steal a base
Kanji used
steal
Pitch accent
Top 2400
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to spare oneself; to spare oneself the trouble; (arch.) to nullify someone's efforts
Examples (88 in total)
My car was stolen.
What was stolen?
My passport was stolen.
It's wrong to steal.
My luggage has been stolen.
His mobile phone was stolen.
I had my money stolen in the park.
My watch was stolen last night.
It was his notebook that was stolen.
I won't give up on the stolen money.
I had my pen stolen.
My bag has been stolen.
Who stole the apples?
My bike was stolen last week.
Someone stole my belongings.
Jim had his camera stolen.
I think that my suitcase was stolen.
I had my wallet stolen.
Someone stole my traveler's checks.
She denied that she had stolen anything.
I had my money stolen somewhere.
I used to have one, but it was stolen.
He was caught in the very act of stealing it.
He was arrested because he stole the money.
He stole my wallet.
He is alleged to have stolen the jewelry.
My car was stolen last night.
A number of books were stolen.
He recovered his stolen wallet.
I had my purse stolen in the changing room.
Tom stole your ring.
A group of gangsters stole money.
Hunger drove him to steal.
I've had my pocket calculator stolen.
The money was stolen along with the bonds.
Mrs. Baker had her purse stolen.
They caught him stealing.
He denied having stolen the money.
Your camera may be stolen if you leave it there.
My camera was stolen on the train.
The jewel was stolen during the night.
That man stole my bag.
He had his car stolen in that parking lot.
Someone stole my jacket.
It's clear that he stole money from the safe.
Mary denied having stolen the money.
They stole my wine bottle!
He was punished for stealing the money.
The stolen jewels must be recovered at any cost.
The boy stole money from his mother's handbag.
I'm calling because my credit card has been stolen.
Sami stole a wallet and sold it to me.
He accused the man of stealing.
That man stole all of his money.
The man denied having stolen the car.
"Can you take me to the store?" "What about your bike?" "Somebody stole it."
The boy cannot have stolen my umbrella.
I had my purse stolen somewhere on my way home.
They accused him of stealing the bicycle.
Three big men attacked him and stole his money.
They stole apples from my orchard.
I confessed to stealing the money.
Not only the balls; the bat was also stolen yesterday.
He admitted that he had stolen the treasure.
I succeeded in the recovery of the stolen wallet.
Someone broke into Mary's flat and stole her jewellery.
A moral person doesn't lie, cheat, or steal.
I caught him stealing pears in the orchard.
The delinquent boy was arraigned for stealing a bicycle.
She accused me of stealing her money.
The district attorney indicted him for theft and murder.
I caught him stealing the camera.
When I arrived home, the keys had already been stolen.
He caught a boy stealing his watch.
Sleep is the greatest thief, for it steals half one's life.
They fooled the boy into stealing his father's watch.
Someone stole my car. It's not there where I parked it.
You can't accuse him of stealing unless you have proof.
I can't believe it, my bike isn't here! Did somebody steal it? I'm going to be late for class!
The poor old woman had her bag stolen again.
His admission that he had stolen the money astonished his family.
When I was in London last year, someone broke into my room and stole my wallet.
I had my wallet stolen from my inner pocket.
My sister's jewelry box was stolen.
He had his car stolen in broad daylight.
The Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in 1911.
Someone must've stolen your watch.
The money was stolen from his briefcase.