rob in English: To take money or things from a person or a place, often by using force. (verb)

Translation

To take money or things from a person or a place, often by using force.

Word origin

From Old French rober, meaning to take by force.

Verb typeregular, doubles the b (rob, robs, robbed)

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You rob a place or a person, not the thing taken.

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The money was taken from him.

savings.

"Rob someone of something" names what was taken.

steal

To take something that belongs to another person, without asking and without paying.

money

The coins and notes that people use to buy things.

bank

A place where people keep their money and can take it out again.

take

To get hold of something and carry it, or to move it with you.

police

The official group of people whose job is to stop crime and keep people safe.

bandit

A robber, often armed and in a gang, who attacks people while they travel.

robbery

The crime of taking money or things from a person or place, often with force.

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