burgle

🇺🇸 /ˈbɜːrɡl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈbɜːɡl/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags CEFR-B2
verb
R

to break into a place and steal things

Someone tried to burgle our house last night.

translation

v. to break into a place and steal things

Word Forms

3rd Present burgles
Past burgled
Perfect burgled
Progressive burgling