things

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of thing.

   These things matter far more to me than money ever could.

   He left a few things behind at the office on Friday.

   Note

   An ordinary -s plural that carries every countable sense of thing: separate objects, ideas, qualities, whatever can be owned. In the plural the word also takes on the "belongings" meaning, which the singular cannot express. The same spelling belongs to the rare verb form. In "the things she keeps" it is a noun, and in "she things an idea" it is a verb. The verb gives itself away by taking an object.

2. 2
   nounplural

   One's clothes, furniture, luggage, or other possessions taken collectively.

   He moved his things into the new apartment over the weekend.

   Don't forget to take your things when you get off the train.

   Similarbelongings, possessions, stuff, luggage, gear

   Note

   A plural with no singular. One coat or one suitcase is not "a thing" in this sense; it is only part of someone's things. The word nearly always travels with a possessive, as in your things or my things, and that owner is what turns a vague word into belongings. Unlike stuff, which takes a singular verb, it stays grammatically plural: your things are in the hall, but your stuff is in the hall.

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