Meaning

21 senses
  1. That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.

    Ding, Sache, Gegenstand

    вещьveščʹ, не́чтоnéčto, предме́тpredmét

    річrič

    a separate and self-contained entity

  2. A word, symbol, sign, or other referent that can be used to refer to any entity.

    не́чтоnéčto

    щосьščosʹ, де́щоdéščo

  3. An individual object or distinct entity.

    предме́тpredmét

    предме́тpredmét

    an entity that is not named specifically

  4. Whatever can be owned.

  5. Corporeal object.

    Sache

    a statement regarded as an object

  6. (in the plural)Possessions or equipment; stuff; gear.

    Hold on, let me just grab my things.

    Sache

  7. (dated)The latest fad or fashion.

  8. (informal)A custom or practice.

    Cheek kissing is a French thing; you get used to it after a while.

  9. (informal)A genuine concept, entity or phenomenon; something that actually exists (often contrary to expectation or belief).

    Q: Bacon pie? Is that a thing? A: Yes, I checked into it, and it's a thing. Some people are even connoisseurs about it.

  10. (informal)A unit or container, usually containing consumable goods.

    Could you get me a thing of apple juice at the store?

    I just ate a whole thing of jelly beans.

  11. (informal)A problem, dilemma, or complicating factor.

    The car looks cheap, but the thing is, I have doubts about its safety.

    That's the thing: we don't know where he is.

  12. (euphemistic, slang)A penis.

    Ding

Examples

17181 sentences
  1. Take things a little more seriously.

    Сприймай речі трохи серйозніше.

    ruВоспринимай вещи немного серьёзнее.

    deNimm die Dinge etwas ernster.

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  2. I don't believe such things exist.

    Я не вірю, що такі речі існують.

    ruЯ не верю, что такие вещи существуют.

    deIch glaube nicht, dass solche Dinge existieren.

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  3. I have many things to do.

    У мене багато справ.

    ruУ меня много дел.

    deIch habe viel zu tun.

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  4. Swimming is one thing I enjoy.

    Плавати — ось справа, що мені подобається.

    ruПлавание — одно из моих удовольствий.

    deIch schwimme unter anderem gern.

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  5. Please don't leave valuable things here.

    Будь ласка, не залишайте тут цінних речей.

    ruПожалуйста, не оставляйте здесь ценных вещей.

    deBitte lassen Sie keine Wertsachen hier.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept:
word, symbol, sign, or other referent that can be used to refer to any entity:
individual object or distinct entity:
Русский
By meaning 1
that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept:

Origin

From Middle English thing, from Old English þing, from Proto-West Germanic *þing, from Pro

From Middle English thing, from Old English þing, from Proto-West Germanic *þing, from Proto-Germanic *þingą.

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Forms

plural: things

Synonyms

7 synonyms
referent that can be used to refer to any entity:itemA1stuffA2yoke
personal preference:predilectionC2
penis:penis
Close in meaning

Word family

56 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • the same thing
  • kind of thing
  • same thing
  • lot of things
  • the right thing
  • such a thing
  • thing to do
  • the only thing
  • right thing
  • list of things
  • things turned out
  • some things

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
thing — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto