NichiDict

盗む

N4
ぬすむ
偸む
[nusumu]
Illustration for 盗む

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to steal

2.GodanTransitive

to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to watch and learn

3.GodanTransitive

to do stealthily

4.GodanTransitive

to do during scant time

Less common meanings (1)
5.GodanTransitiveJargon

baseballto steal a base

Examples

何者かが美術館から絵画を盗んだ

Someone stole a painting from the museum.

先輩の技術を見て盗みました

I watched and stole the senior's technique.

盗むなんて絶対にダメです。

Stealing is absolutely unacceptable.