belongings
noun /bɪˈlɒŋɪŋz/
/bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋz/
[plural]- the things that you own which can be moved, for example not land or buildings synonym possessions
- insurance of property and personal belongings
- She packed her few belongings in a bag and left.
- The burglars had gone through all his belongings.
- Please make sure you have all your belongings with you when leaving the plane.
Synonyms thingsthings- stuff
- property
- possessions
- junk
- belongings
- goods
- valuables
- things (rather informal) objects, clothing or tools that you own or that are used for a particular purpose:
- Shall I help you pack your things?
- Bring your swimming things.
- stuff [U] (informal) used to refer to a group of objects when you do not know their names, when the names are not important or when it is obvious what you are talking about:
- Where’s all my stuff?
- property [U] (rather formal) a thing or things that are owned by somebody:
- This building is government property.
- Be careful not to damage other people’s property.
- possessions things that you own, especially something that can be moved:
- Prisoners were allowed no personal possessions except letters and photographs.
- junk [U] things that are considered useless or of little value:
- I’ve cleared out all that old junk from the attic.
- belongings possessions that can be moved, especially ones that you have with you at a particular time:
- Please make sure you have all your belongings with you when leaving the plane.
- goods (technical or rather formal) possessions that can be moved:
- He was found guilty of handling stolen goods.
- valuables things that are worth a lot of money, especially small personal things such as jewellery or cameras:
- Never leave cash or other valuables lying around.
- personal things/stuff/property/possessions/belongings
- to collect/gather/pack (up) your things/stuff/possessions/belongings
- to search somebody’s/your/the things/stuff/property/belongings
- to go through somebody’s/your/the things/stuff/belongings
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- personal
- meagre/meager
- collect
- collect together
- collect up
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