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Common collocations with belongings in American Collocation

belongings noun plural

US /bɪˈlɔŋɪŋz/

personal

own
personal
worldly

Nothing compares to the misery of losing all of your worldly belongings in a fire.

few

few
meagre

Thousands of people are fleeing the cities with their meagre belongings.

get together

collect
gather
pack
pack up
remove
retrieve

She had less than an hour to gather her belongings before she was bundled onto a plane.

put somewhere

keep
put
store

Most hotels have a separate locker room where you can store your belongings.

protect

cover
insure
protect

You may find that your household insurance covers your personal belongings while you are on holiday.

take what belongs to someone

steal
take

A number of cars were broken into and belongings stolen.