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Meaning rob meaning

What does rob mean?

Definitions in simple English

Rob Proper noun

— Rob is a male given name.

rob Verb

— If you rob something or someone, you steal from them. He went to rob the bank.

rob

— verb take something away by force or without the consent of the owner The burglars robbed him of all his money — verb (= overcharge) rip off; ask an unreasonable price

Synonyms rob synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as rob?

rob English » English

steal plunder loot pillage thieve deprive snatch ransack despoil burgle strip sack purloin pilfer seize take by force raid nick fleece filch carry off snatch away embezzle abstract take away surcharge soak rifle pinch overcharge hook hold up expropriate cop cheat take away from sweat steal from spoil snitch rustle robbery rip off plume pluck pirate pick misappropriate lift kidnap

Topics rob topics

What do people use rob to talk about?

Work and occupation Finance Dishonest financial practices

Steal

What words refer to stealing things from a house or store?

burgle burglarize hold up knock over loot rob (a bank) shoplift
What words refer to stealing something from a person?

rob mug pickpocket pick someone's pocket snatch someone's purse

Conjugation rob conjugation

How do you conjugate rob?

rob · verb

Present I rob

Positive I rob

Singular

1st person I rob

2nd person you rob

3rd person he/she/it robs

Plural

1st person we rob

2nd person you rob

3rd person they rob

Negative I don't rob

Singular

1st person I don't rob I do not rob

2nd person you don't rob you do not rob

3rd person he/she/it doesn't rob he/she/it does not rob

Plural

1st person we don't rob we do not rob

2nd person you don't rob you do not rob

3rd person they don't rob they do not rob

Question do I rob?

Singular

1st person do I rob?

2nd person do you rob?

3rd person does he/she/it rob?

Plural

1st person do we rob?

2nd person do you rob?

3rd person do they rob?

Negative question don't I rob?

Singular

1st person don't I rob? do I not rob?

2nd person don't you rob? do you not rob?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it rob? does he/she/it not rob?

Plural

1st person don't we rob? do we not rob?

2nd person don't you rob? do you not rob?

3rd person don't they rob? do they not rob?

Past I robbed

Positive I robbed

Singular

1st person I robbed

2nd person you robbed

3rd person he/she/it robbed

Plural

1st person we robbed

2nd person you robbed

3rd person they robbed

Negative I didn't rob

Singular

1st person I didn't rob I did not rob

2nd person you didn't rob you did not rob

3rd person he/she/it didn't rob he/she/it did not rob

Plural

1st person we didn't rob we did not rob

2nd person you didn't rob you did not rob

3rd person they didn't rob they did not rob

Question did I rob?

Singular

1st person did I rob?

2nd person did you rob?

3rd person did he/she/it rob?

Plural

1st person did we rob?

2nd person did you rob?

3rd person did they rob?

Negative question didn't I rob?

Singular

1st person didn't I rob? did I not rob?

2nd person didn't you rob? did you not rob?

3rd person didn't he/she/it rob? did he/she/it not rob?

Plural

1st person didn't we rob? did we not rob?

2nd person didn't you rob? did you not rob?

3rd person didn't they rob? did they not rob?

Future I'll rob

Positive I'll rob

Singular

1st person I'll rob I will rob

2nd person you'll rob you will rob

3rd person he/she/it'll rob he/she/it will rob

Plural

1st person we'll rob we will rob

2nd person you'll rob you will rob

3rd person they'll rob they will rob

Negative I won't rob

Singular

1st person I won't rob I will not rob

2nd person you won't rob you will not rob

3rd person he/she/it won't rob he/she/it will not rob

Plural

1st person we won't rob we will not rob

2nd person you won't rob you will not rob

3rd person they won't rob they will not rob

Question will I rob?

Singular

1st person will I rob?

2nd person will you rob?

3rd person will he/she/it rob?

Plural

1st person will we rob?

2nd person will you rob?

3rd person will they rob?

Negative question won't I rob?

Singular

1st person won't I rob? will I not rob?

2nd person won't you rob? will you not rob?

3rd person won't he/she/it rob? will he/she/it not rob?

Plural

1st person won't we rob? will we not rob?

2nd person won't you rob? will you not rob?

3rd person won't they rob? will they not rob?

Conditional I'd rob

Positive I'd rob

Singular

1st person I'd rob I would rob

2nd person you'd rob you would rob

3rd person he/she/it'd rob he/she/it would rob

Plural

1st person we'd rob we would rob

2nd person you'd rob you would rob

3rd person they'd rob they would rob

Negative I wouldn't rob

Singular

1st person I wouldn't rob I would not rob

2nd person you wouldn't rob you would not rob

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't rob he/she/it would not rob

Plural

1st person we wouldn't rob we would not rob

2nd person you wouldn't rob you would not rob

3rd person they wouldn't rob they would not rob

Question would I rob?

Singular

1st person would I rob?

2nd person would you rob?

3rd person would he/she/it rob?

Plural

1st person would we rob?

2nd person would you rob?

3rd person would they rob?

Negative question wouldn't I rob?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I rob? would I not rob?

2nd person wouldn't you rob? would you not rob?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it rob? would he/she/it not rob?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we rob? would we not rob?

2nd person wouldn't you rob? would you not rob?

3rd person wouldn't they rob? would they not rob?

Present continuous I'm robbing

Positive I'm robbing

Singular

1st person I'm robbing I am robbing

2nd person you're robbing you are robbing

3rd person he/she/it's robbing he/she/it is robbing

Plural

1st person we're robbing we are robbing

2nd person you're robbing you are robbing

3rd person they're robbing they are robbing

Negative I'm not robbing

Singular

1st person I'm not robbing I am not robbing

2nd person you aren't robbing you're not robbing you are not robbing

3rd person he/she/it isn't robbing he/she/it's not robbing he/she/it is not robbing

Plural

1st person we aren't robbing we're not robbing we are not robbing

2nd person you aren't robbing you're not robbing you are not robbing

3rd person they aren't robbing they're not robbing they are not robbing

Question am I robbing?

Singular

1st person am I robbing?

2nd person are you robbing?

3rd person is he/she/it robbing?

Plural

1st person are we robbing?

2nd person are you robbing?

3rd person are they robbing?

Negative question aren't I robbing?

Singular

1st person aren't I robbing? am I not robbing?

2nd person aren't you robbing? are you not robbing?

3rd person isn't he/she/it robbing? is he/she/it not robbing?

Plural

1st person aren't we robbing? are we not robbing?

2nd person aren't you robbing? are you not robbing?

3rd person aren't they robbing? are they not robbing?

Past continuous I was robbing

Positive I was robbing

Singular

1st person I was robbing

2nd person you were robbing

3rd person he/she/it was robbing

Plural

1st person we were robbing

2nd person you were robbing

3rd person they were robbing

Negative I wasn't robbing

Singular

1st person I wasn't robbing I was not robbing

2nd person you weren't robbing you were not robbing

3rd person he/she/it wasn't robbing he/she/it was not robbing

Plural

1st person we weren't robbing we were not robbing

2nd person you weren't robbing you were not robbing

3rd person they weren't robbing they were not robbing

Question was I robbing?

Singular

1st person was I robbing?

2nd person were you robbing?

3rd person was he/she/it robbing?

Plural

1st person were we robbing?

2nd person were you robbing?

3rd person were they robbing?

Negative question wasn't I robbing?

Singular

1st person wasn't I robbing? was I not robbing?

2nd person weren't you robbing? were you not robbing?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it robbing? was he/she/it not robbing?

Plural

1st person weren't we robbing? were we not robbing?

2nd person weren't you robbing? were you not robbing?

3rd person weren't they robbing? were they not robbing?

Future continuous I'll be robbing

Positive I'll be robbing

Singular

1st person I'll be robbing I will be robbing

2nd person you'll be robbing you will be robbing

3rd person he/she/it'll be robbing he/she/it will be robbing

Plural

1st person we'll be robbing we will be robbing

2nd person you'll be robbing you will be robbing

3rd person they'll be robbing they will be robbing

Negative I won't be robbing

Singular

1st person I won't be robbing I will not be robbing

2nd person you won't be robbing you will not be robbing

3rd person he/she/it won't be robbing he/she/it will not be robbing

Plural

1st person we won't be robbing we will not be robbing

2nd person you won't be robbing you will not be robbing

3rd person they won't be robbing they will not be robbing

Question will I be robbing?

Singular

1st person will I be robbing?

2nd person will you be robbing?

3rd person will he/she/it be robbing?

Plural

1st person will we be robbing?

2nd person will you be robbing?

3rd person will they be robbing?

Negative question won't I be robbing?

Singular

1st person won't I be robbing? will I not be robbing?

2nd person won't you be robbing? will you not be robbing?

3rd person won't he/she/it be robbing? will he/she/it not be robbing?

Plural

1st person won't we be robbing? will we not be robbing?

2nd person won't you be robbing? will you not be robbing?

3rd person won't they be robbing? will they not be robbing?

Conditional continuous I'd be robbing

Positive I'd be robbing

Singular

1st person I'd be robbing I would be robbing

2nd person you'd be robbing you would be robbing

3rd person he/she/it'd be robbing he/she/it would be robbing

Plural

1st person we'd be robbing we would be robbing

2nd person you'd be robbing you would be robbing

3rd person they'd be robbing they would be robbing

Negative I wouldn't be robbing

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be robbing I would not be robbing

2nd person you wouldn't be robbing you would not be robbing

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be robbing he/she/it would not be robbing

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be robbing we would not be robbing

2nd person you wouldn't be robbing you would not be robbing

3rd person they wouldn't be robbing they would not be robbing

Question would I be robbing?

Singular

1st person would I be robbing?

2nd person would you be robbing?

3rd person would he/she/it be robbing?

Plural

1st person would we be robbing?

2nd person would you be robbing?

3rd person would they be robbing?

Negative question wouldn't I be robbing?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be robbing? would I not be robbing?

2nd person wouldn't you be robbing? would you not be robbing?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be robbing? would he/she/it not be robbing?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be robbing? would we not be robbing?

2nd person wouldn't you be robbing? would you not be robbing?

3rd person wouldn't they be robbing? would they not be robbing?

Present perfect I've robbed

Positive I've robbed

Singular

1st person I've robbed I have robbed

2nd person you've robbed you have robbed

3rd person he/she/it's robbed he/she/it has robbed

Plural

1st person we've robbed we have robbed

2nd person you've robbed you have robbed

3rd person they've robbed they have robbed

Negative I haven't robbed

Singular

1st person I haven't robbed I have not robbed

2nd person you haven't robbed you have not robbed

3rd person he/she/it hasn't robbed he/she/it has not robbed

Plural

1st person we haven't robbed we have not robbed

2nd person you haven't robbed you have not robbed

3rd person they haven't robbed they have not robbed

Question have I robbed?

Singular

1st person have I robbed?

2nd person have you robbed?

3rd person has he/she/it robbed?

Plural

1st person have we robbed?

2nd person have you robbed?

3rd person have they robbed?

Negative question haven't I robbed?

Singular

1st person haven't I robbed? have I not robbed?

2nd person haven't you robbed? have you not robbed?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it robbed? has he/she/it not robbed?

Plural

1st person haven't we robbed? have we not robbed?

2nd person haven't you robbed? have you not robbed?

3rd person haven't they robbed? have they not robbed?

Past perfect I had robbed

Positive I had robbed

Singular

1st person I had robbed

2nd person you had robbed

3rd person he/she/it had robbed

Plural

1st person we had robbed

2nd person you had robbed

3rd person they had robbed

Negative I hadn't robbed

Singular

1st person I hadn't robbed I had not robbed

2nd person you hadn't robbed you had not robbed

3rd person he/she/it hadn't robbed he/she/it had not robbed

Plural

1st person we hadn't robbed we had not robbed

2nd person you hadn't robbed you had not robbed

3rd person they hadn't robbed they had not robbed

Question had I robbed?

Singular

1st person had I robbed?

2nd person had you robbed?

3rd person had he/she/it robbed?

Plural

1st person had we robbed?

2nd person had you robbed?

3rd person had they robbed?

Negative question hadn't I robbed?

Singular

1st person hadn't I robbed? had I not robbed?

2nd person hadn't you robbed? had you not robbed?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it robbed? had he/she/it not robbed?

Plural

1st person hadn't we robbed? had we not robbed?

2nd person hadn't you robbed? had you not robbed?

3rd person hadn't they robbed? had they not robbed?

Future perfect I'll have robbed

Positive I'll have robbed

Singular

1st person I'll have robbed I will have robbed

2nd person you'll have robbed you will have robbed

3rd person he/she/it'll have robbed he/she/it will have robbed

Plural

1st person we'll have robbed we will have robbed

2nd person you'll have robbed you will have robbed

3rd person they'll have robbed they will have robbed

Negative I won't have robbed

Singular

1st person I won't have robbed I will not have robbed

2nd person you won't have robbed you will not have robbed

3rd person he/she/it won't have robbed he/she/it will not have robbed

Plural

1st person we won't have robbed we will not have robbed

2nd person you won't have robbed you will not have robbed

3rd person they won't have robbed they will not have robbed

Question +'ll I have robbed?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have robbed? will I have robbed?

2nd person +'ll you have robbed? will you have robbed?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have robbed? will he/she/it have robbed?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have robbed? will we have robbed?

2nd person +'ll you have robbed? will you have robbed?

3rd person +'ll they have robbed? will they have robbed?

Negative question won't I have robbed?

Singular

1st person won't I have robbed? will I not have robbed?

2nd person won't you have robbed? will you not have robbed?

3rd person won't he/she/it have robbed? will he/she/it not have robbed?

Plural

1st person won't we have robbed? will we not have robbed?

2nd person won't you have robbed? will you not have robbed?

3rd person won't they have robbed? will they not have robbed?

Conditional perfect I'd have robbed

Positive I'd have robbed

Singular

1st person I'd have robbed I would have robbed

2nd person you'd have robbed you would have robbed

3rd person he/she/it'd have robbed he/she/it would have robbed

Plural

1st person we'd have robbed we would have robbed

2nd person you'd have robbed you would have robbed

3rd person they'd have robbed they would have robbed

Negative I wouldn't have robbed

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have robbed I would not have robbed

2nd person you wouldn't have robbed you would not have robbed

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have robbed he/she/it would not have robbed

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have robbed we would not have robbed

2nd person you wouldn't have robbed you would not have robbed

3rd person they wouldn't have robbed they would not have robbed

Question would I have robbed?

Singular

1st person would I have robbed?

2nd person would you have robbed?

3rd person would he/she/it have robbed?

Plural

1st person would we have robbed?

2nd person would you have robbed?

3rd person would they have robbed?

Negative question wouldn't I have robbed?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have robbed? would I not have robbed?

2nd person wouldn't you have robbed? would you not have robbed?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have robbed? would he/she/it not have robbed?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have robbed? would we not have robbed?

2nd person wouldn't you have robbed? would you not have robbed?

3rd person wouldn't they have robbed? would they not have robbed?

Imperative rob!

Positive

you rob!

we let's rob!

Negative

you don't rob!

we let's not rob!

Examples rob examples

How do I use rob in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Fadil began casing houses to rob them.

This law will rob us of our basic rights.

Rob told me the good news!

I want to live and die free, to rob no one and to succeed no one.

We didn't rob the bank.

Don't buy your car from that dealership. They'll rob you blind.

Does that mean Rob is getting lucky tonight?

The lion roared in anger at seeing the hyenas approaching to rob him of his food.

They tried to rob me.

How is Rob?

The banks rob people, and people rob the banks.

Tom and some of his friends are planning to rob a bank.

Tom told me he planned to rob a bank.

Tom and his friends planned to rob a bank.

Tom and his friends plan to rob a bank.

Movie subtitles

We'll rob someone easy.

He tried to rob me.

Steal, swindle, rob!

Tell me, have you taken it upon yourself to rob me of my last shred of sanity?

He can rob and kill!

It is a shame to rob the people.

So they rob my stagecoach, huh?

Dares to rob me!

We used to rob it.

Nobody's gonna rob me.

You might think that rob and steal again.

What bank do you want me to rob?

Has he asked you to rob any graves?

You pick on women and rob defenseless people.

You rob from the serfs, I rob from you.

They rob us!

Then they suggested I help them rob the bank.

We could rob the rich and give them to the poor, and we could have all.

You wouldn't rob me.

You wouldn't rob me and see my little ones go without.

It's not right, Your Majesty, to rob your sleep.

It's as though somebody asked you to rob a graveyard back home.

He's trying to rob us! - Rob you?

LAST NIGHT, HE TRIED TO ROB GOURNEY-MARTIN'S HOUSE.

IN A MONTH, HE COULD ROB ALL OF PARIS, TAKE MILLIONS OF FRANCS.

YOU SEE, IF HE REALLY IS GUERCHARD AND ARSENE LUPIN IS TRYING TO ROB THIS HOUSE, WE REALLY NEED HIM HERE, DON'T WE?

HE'S GOING TO ROB ME AGAIN?

If they're going to rob us, they shan't find anything.

You're not going to ask me to rob big hotels!

Sir Rob- - Sir Robin of Locksley?

Yeah, sure. We used to rob it.

You pick on women and rob defenceless people.

Don't rob the poor girl, boys. Give her back her tomatoes.

News and current affairs

Arab raiders were crossing Israel's unfenced borders to rob cattle and steal farm implements, sometimes attacking civilians.

Let us reflect anew on the consequences of this ancient directive: No one has the right to rob or dispossess in any way whatsoever any other person or the commonweal.

Lower oil prices help, and there are only so many banks to rob.

Only one power can rob the US of its unique position: America itself.

Alternatively, Israel might launch a pre-emptive war against Hezbollah in order to rob Iran of a nearby retaliatory capacity.

Mathematical whiz kids developed new financial instruments, which, by promising to rob debt of its sting, broke down the barriers of prudence and self-restraint.

Angela Merkel was sometimes called the German Iron Lady, and that seems to have scared enough people to rob her of an expected victory.

In addition, lawlessness was enticing bandits to cross the border and vandalize and rob properties left by fleeing refugees.

I do not think, however, that the world's main concern is to find ways to rob people of their identity and sovereignty.

Angela Merkel was sometimes called the German Iron Lady, and that seems to have scared enough people to rob her of an expected victory. Even if she becomes Chancellor, she has no mandate for deep reform.