Crossword clues for belongings
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"goods, effects, possessions," 1817, from verbal noun from belong.\n
Wiktionary
n. (plural of belonging nodot=1 English); possessions or personal items.
WordNet
n. something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"; [syn: property, holding, material possession]
Usage examples of "belongings".
Zaira spent the next morning in gathering together her belongings, now laughing and now weeping, and every time that she left her packing to give me a kiss I could not resist weeping myself.
Three days after the departure of Tiretta, I took him what small belongings he had, and Madame seemed very glad to see me.
The next morning I arranged for the redemption of her effects, which cost me sixty crowns of Saxony, and in the afternoon the poor woman saw herself once more in possession of her belongings, which she had thought never to see again.
Leonilda gave the key to the page, a pretty boy, and told him to see that all my belongings were carefully taken to the castle.
I dressed hastily, and after placing all my belongings in a portmanteau I followed him.
Directly after Adele, simply but neatly dressed, came down and wished me good day, telling me that her father was going to put a small trunk containing their belongings at the back of the carriage.
I had my portmanteau and all my belongings taken into my room, and having washed and put on my dressing-gown I sat down to write, to whom I did not know, for I was quite wrong in my contention.
I asked them to come in, and Sara told me that the landlady would not let their belongings out of the house before her father paid a debt of forty guineas, although a city merchant had assured her it should be settled in a week.
As soon as my companion had reached the other side I threw him my belongings, with the exception of the ropes, which I left behind, and placing a third stool on the two others, I climbed up, and got through as far as my middle, though with much difficulty, owing to the extreme narrowness of the hole.
I was in my servant's hands, my face turned away towards the fire, so that I could not see Esther, but only divert myself with the idea that she was inspecting my belongings, when all at once she presented herself with a melancholy air, holding Mamon's fatal letter in her hand.
Two hours after, a servant of the marquis's came to fetch her belongings, and I was thus left alone and full of grief till the marquis came and asked me to give him supper, advising that Veronique should be asked in to keep us company.
After a fortnight I left Schwetzingen, leaving some of my belongings under the care of Veraci the poet, telling him I would call for them some day.
They went back to fetch the rest of my belongings, and for two hours I saw no one, although the door of my cell remained open.
I then gave orders to my Spaniard to go and fetch the belongings which were absolutely necessary to me.
I then returned to the "Treize Cantons" and put his belongings into a trunk, and had them transported to his new abode.