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• to rob a bank
• the tomb had been robbed of its treasures.
• the gang had robbed and killed the drugstore owner.
• the tourists were robbed of their bags.

rob

1. to steal money or property from a person or place
• to rob a bank
• The tomb had been robbed of its treasures.
• The gang had robbed and killed the drugstore owner.
2. to cheat or trick somebody so that they lose a lot of money
• You can’t trust them. They’ll rob you blind as soon as your back is turned.
3. to have a sexual relationship with a much younger person
4. to borrow money from one person to pay back what you owe to another person; to take money from one thing to use for something else

Extra Examples

• The tourists were robbed of their bags.
• planning to rob a bank
• An armed gang robbed a bank in Main Street last night.
• He was accused of robbing the company’s pension funds.
• In the 19th century doctors robbed graves to obtain cadavers for medical training purposes.
• The tomb had been robbed of all its treasures.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they rob
• he / she / it robs
• past simple robbed
• past participle robbed
• -ing form robbing

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French rober, of Germanic origin.