Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable)The feeling that one belongs.

    I have a feeling of belonging in London.

    A need for belonging seems fundamental to humans.

    Zugehörigkeit

    принадле́жностьprinadléžnostʹ

  2. (countable, in the plural)Something physical that is owned.

    Make sure you take all your belongings when you leave.

    Eigentum, Habseligkeit, Besitz

    со́бственностьsóbstvennostʹ

  3. (colloquial, countable, dated, plural, plural only, uncountable)Family; relations; household.

More definitions
  • happiness felt in a secure relationship

Examples

205 sentences
  1. Tom sold all of his belongings.

    Том продав усі свої пожитки.

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  2. They are all my personal belongings.

    ruЭто всё мои личные вещи.

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  3. Tom gathered together all his belongings.

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  4. Tom gave away all his belongings.

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  5. Tom gave all his belongings away.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
action of the verb belong:
something physical that is owned:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
action of the verb belong:
something physical that is owned:

Forms

plural: belongings
Singularbelonging
Pluralbelongings

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • all his belongings
  • of his belongings
  • his belongings in

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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