stolen
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stolen
- /ˈstəʊ.ln̩/ UK
- /ˈstoʊ.ln̩/ US
Rhymes with -əʊlən
Where it comes from
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”).
verb
adjective
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That has been stolen.
Similar: hot
noun stolens
- Something which has been stolen. Oh, a few months back, a detective came by with pictures of identical diamonds. Wanted to know if anybody had come around maybe trying to sell them. I told him I read the pawn sheets regular and I haven't seen them listed. He tells me they don't want the stolens on any sheets.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: taken, purloined, theft, robbery, heist, rob, kidnapped, hijacked, getaway, cheated, diverted, gone, lost, removed, missing, pinch
Translations
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adj that has been stolen
| Español | robado |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 盗まれた |
| Português | roubado, furtado |
| Français | volé |
| Deutsch | gestohlen |
| Italiano | rubato |
| Ελληνικά | κλεμμένος klemménos |
| Русский | кра́денный krádennyj, укра́денный ukrádennyj, воро́ванный voróvannyj |
| العربية | مَسْرُوق masrūq |
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title = {stolen},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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