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Meanings of belongings in English

Portuguese
possessão
Catalan
possessions
Spanish
pertenencia

Something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone;

        possessão
        Usage of belongings in English
        1
        Suspects also appear to ask customers and staff for their personal belongings.
        The South African
        2
        But if this great exodus was planned, why were belongings left behind?
        Phantoms
        3
        I opened the drawers to see my belongings in their new home.
        The heretic queen
        4
        They continue to pay rent and all their belongings are left here.
        Radio NZ
        5
        Overturned chairs; emptied-out drawers; all my belongings strewn all over the floor.
        Babyville
        6
        Mr Treen said the men's belongings were seized but have been returned.
        Radio NZ
        7
        Egyptian authorities released a photo of Giulio Regeni's personal belongings in March.
        The Guardian
        8
        He lost all his belongings including his ID and children's birth certificates.
        The South African
        9
        Families stood by with bundles of belongings they'd carried from their hometowns.
        The evolutionary void
        10
        With the ampule and my belongings, I drive to New York City.
        Arrival (Stories of Your Life and Others)
        11
        For Miles Hendon is master of Hendon Hall and all its belongings.
        The Prince and the Pauper
        12
        Your other personal belongings are those you would carry into the Forest.
        The Mountains
        13
        They had removed every scrap of the belongings of both the fugitives.
        The Midnight Passenger : A Novel
        14
        The little party and belongings were soon loaded into the roomy sled.
        Watch Yourself Go By
        15
        Civilians trickle back to collect their belongings and check on their homes.
        Reuters
        16
        They told us, in Polish, to leave our belongings on the ramp.
        The Storyteller
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        Belongings through the time
        Belongings across language varieties
        South Africa
        Common
        Australia
        Common
        New Zealand
        Common
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