things
Definition
- Noun (plural):
- Belongings, personal possessions: Refers to items that one owns, especially those that are movable or portable. Often used to describe personal effects, luggage, or one's stuff in a general sense.
- Objects, items, or articles: Used to refer to physical objects in a vague or unspecified way, often when the specific names are unimportant or unknown.
- Circumstances, affairs, or matters: Can refer to a situation, state of affairs, or general conditions (though this meaning is less common in the specific context of movable possessions).
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- She quickly gathered her things and left the apartment. (This refers to her personal belongings.)
- I need to pack my things for the trip tomorrow. (This refers to luggage and items to take on a journey.)
- He put his things in the locker. (This refers to his personal items, like a bag or coat.)
- All my things were soaked in the rain. (This refers to personal possessions that got wet.)
Advanced Usage
- "...and things": Used informally at the end of a list to mean "and other similar items" or "et cetera."
- We bought drinks, snacks, and things for the party.
- "of all things": An expression used to show surprise about something mentioned.
- He wore a Hawaiian shirt to the formal meeting, of all things.
- "seeing things": An idiom meaning to hallucinate or imagine something that is not there.
- I'm so tired I must be seeing things.
Variants and Related Words
- Thing (singular noun): A single object, item, or concept.
- That's a strange thing to keep in your pocket.
- Everything (pronoun): All things; all the items or matters.
- She lost everything in the fire.
- Anything (pronoun): Used to refer to a thing, no matter what.
- Is anything wrong?
- Nothing (pronoun): Not anything; no single thing.
- There's nothing in the box.
Synonyms
- Belongings: Personal possessions.
- Possessions: Things that one owns.
- Effects: Personal belongings (often used in legal contexts, e.g., "personal effects").
- Stuff: A very common informal synonym for things or belongings.
- Gear: Informal term for equipment or belongings for a specific activity.
Related Phrases
- Pack one's things: To put one's belongings into bags or suitcases in preparation to leave.
- It was time to pack my things and say goodbye.
- Sort out one's things: To organize one's belongings.
- I need to sort out my things in the attic.
Related Idioms
- A thing of the past: Something that no longer happens or exists.
- Landline telephones are becoming a thing of the past.
- Do one's own thing: To do what one wants or what interests one, independently.
- After graduation, everyone went off to do their own thing.
- The real thing: Something that is genuine and not an imitation.
- This isn't a copy; it's the real thing.
Noun
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any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
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she packed her things and left
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