robs
- 1Third-person singular simple present of rob.
Whoever robs the corner store always strikes just before closing time.
The new tax quietly robs working families of half their savings.
Note
Every use of the verb passes through this form, and the object is where they differ. In standard use one robs a person or place (she robs banks) and the loss follows with of (the scheme robs pensioners of their savings). It can also stand without an object (he robs for a living). Making the stolen thing itself the object, as in robs a phone, is British slang.
The scheme robs pensioners of their savings.
He robs for a living and has never been caught.
robs is a form of rob
rob, verb: To steal from a person or place, especially by using force or threats. Full entry
- Spelling
- rob → robs: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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