English Explanatory Dictionary

stolen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. past participle of steal
adj
  1. That has been stolen.
noun
  1. Something which has been stolen.

Pronunciation

/ˈstəʊ.ln̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pvanp7-stolen.wav /ˈstoʊ.ln̩/ en-us-stolen.ogg

Word forms

stolen stolens

Etymology

From Middle English stolen, istolen, from Old English stolen, ġestolen, from Proto-Germanic *stulanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *stelaną (“to steal”), equivalent to stole + -en. Cognate with Scots stellin, stollin (“stolen”), Saterland Frisian stäälen (“stolen”), West Frisian stellen (“stolen”), Dutch gestolen (“stolen”), German Low German stohlen (“stolen”), German gestohlen (“stolen”), Swedish stulen (“stolen”).

Synonyms

hot lifted nicked stolen

Antonyms

legal nonstolen unstolen retrieved returned

Related words

booty steal

Derived words

nonstolen stolen base stolen goods stolenness stolen shot stolen valor stovec unstolen
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