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belongingspersonal possessions or things that belong to someone

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: personal possessions or things that belong to someone

Pronunciation (IPA): /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋz/

Korean meaning: 개인 소지품, 소유물

Korean pronunciation: 빌**롱**잉즈

Example Sentences

  • The thief ran away with all my belongings, including my lucky socks.
  • Please keep your belongings with you at all times in the airport.
  • My cat thinks all my belongings are actually his belongings.

belongings

NOUN

//bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋz//

personal possessions or things that belong to someone

belongings concept
💡 Concept

A student organizes their belongings in a new dorm room

belongings rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Among her belongings, she feels her deepest longings.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋz/
🇬🇧 UK/bɪˈlɒŋɪŋz/

🌳Etymology

Rootbelong
Suffix--ings

Origin

belong(속하다)에서 파생된 단어로, '어딘가에 속해있는 것들'이라는 의미에서 개인 소유물을 뜻하게 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

longingswrongings
longings
wrongings

🔗Collocations

personal belongings
pack one's belongings
valuable belongings
gather belongings
lost belongings

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The thief ran away with all my belongings, including my lucky socks.

Please keep your belongings with you at all times in the airport.

😄 Fun example

My cat thinks all my belongings are actually his belongings.

She donated most of her belongings before moving abroad.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

possessionspropertyeffectsgoodsstuff

Antonyms

nothingemptiness

Related

ownershippropertyassetsitemsthings

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