things

Thân thiện

She carefully folded her things into the suitcase.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Noun

1. any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
   • she packed her things and left