Singapore Forums | Marketplace for Feedback and Happenings » English usage http://www.singaporeforums.net Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:19:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 English Usage: robbed http://www.singaporeforums.net/2009/03/18/english-usage-robbed/ http://www.singaporeforums.net/2009/03/18/english-usage-robbed/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:46:41 +0000 editor http://www.singaporeforums.net/?p=89 Source: The Straits Times Page A1 18 Mar 2009

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Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rob, retrieved 19 Mar 2009

transitive verb1 a (1): to take something away from by force : steal from (2): to take personal property from by violence or threat b (1): to remove valuables without right from (a place) (2): to [...]]]> Source: The Straits Times Page A1 18 Mar 2009

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Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rob, retrieved 19 Mar 2009

transitive verb1 a (1): to take something away from by force : steal from (2): to take personal property from by violence or threat b (1): to remove valuables without right from (a place) (2): to take the contents of (a receptacle) c: to take away as loot : steal <rob jewelry>2 a: to deprive of something due, expected, or desired b: to withhold unjustly or injuriously

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