He would expect you to steal it now.
E. M. Forster, A Passage to India
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Dictionary
Merriam-Webster
— to take the property of another wrongfully and especially as a habitual or regular practice
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Macmillan
— to take something that belongs to someone else without permission
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Collins
— If you steal something from someone, you take it away from them without their permission and without intending to return it.
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Other Word Forms
stealing
steals
stole
stolen
Usage
2 uses of ‘steal’ in A Passage to India, by E. M. Forster