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If I didn't forgive the people who took me into the barracks and beat me unconscious over a period of days during the period when the British state was indicted for inhuman and degrading treatment in 1971-72, or even the guys who shot me, if you don't forgive them, you end up with unnecessary baggage.
Gerry Adams

Meaning of "baggage" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BAGGAGE

From Old French bagage, from bague a bundle, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse baggibag.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BAGGAGE

baggage  [ˈbæɡɪdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BAGGAGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Baggage is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BAGGAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

baggage

Baggage

Baggage is any number of bags, cases and containers which hold a traveller's articles during transit. Luggage is more or less the same concept as "baggage", but is normally used in relation to the personal baggage of a specific person or persons. The modern traveller can be expected to have packages containing clothing, toiletries, small possessions, trip necessities, and on the return-trip, souvenirs. For some, luggage and the style thereof is representative of the owner's wealth. Baggage, or baggage train, can also refer to the train of people and goods, both military and of a personal nature, which commonly followed pre-modern armies on campaign.

Definition of baggage in the English dictionary

The first definition of baggage in the dictionary is suitcases, bags, etc, packed for a journey; luggage. Other definition of baggage is an army's portable equipment. Baggage is also a pert young woman.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BAGGAGE


advantage
ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ
age
eɪdʒ
average
ˈævərɪdʒ
bridge
brɪdʒ
burgage
ˈbɜːɡɪdʒ
college
ˈkɒlɪdʒ
coverage
ˈkʌvərɪdʒ
damage
ˈdæmɪdʒ
foggage
ˈfɒɡɪdʒ
heritage
ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ
image
ˈɪmɪdʒ
knowledge
ˈnɒlɪdʒ
language
ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ
luggage
ˈlʌɡɪdʒ
manage
ˈmænɪdʒ
marriage
ˈmærɪdʒ
message
ˈmɛsɪdʒ
mortgage
ˈmɔːɡɪdʒ
package
ˈpækɪdʒ
remortgage
riːˈmɔːɡɪdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BAGGAGE

bagful
baggage car
baggage check
baggage checkroom
baggage hall
baggage handler
baggage handling
baggage reclaim
baggage reclaim area
baggage screening
baggage train
baggage wagon
bagged
bagger
baggie
baggier
baggies
baggiest
baggily
bagginess

WORDS THAT END LIKE BAGGAGE

bag and baggage
carry-on luggage
chattel mortgage
disengage
emotional baggage
endowment mortgage
engage
excess baggage
excess luggage
first mortgage
gage
greengage
hand baggage
hand luggage
joint mortgage
left luggage
re-engage
repayment mortgage
second mortgage
thongage

Synonyms and antonyms of baggage in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BAGGAGE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «baggage» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of baggage

Translation of «baggage» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BAGGAGE

Find out the translation of baggage to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of baggage from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «baggage» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

行李
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

equipaje
570 millions of speakers

English

baggage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सामान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أَمْتِعَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

багаж
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bagagem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লটবহর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bagage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bagasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gepäck
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

手荷物
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수하물
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bagasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hành lý
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேக்கேஜ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सामान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bagaj
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bagaglio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bagaż
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

багаж
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bagaj
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποσκευές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bagasie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bagage
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bagasje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of baggage

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BAGGAGE»

The term «baggage» is very widely used and occupies the 18.203 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BAGGAGE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about baggage

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10 QUOTES WITH «BAGGAGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word baggage.
1
Gerry Adams
If I didn't forgive the people who took me into the barracks and beat me unconscious over a period of days during the period when the British state was indicted for inhuman and degrading treatment in 1971-72, or even the guys who shot me, if you don't forgive them, you end up with unnecessary baggage.
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Kirstie Alley
I believe that behind both the person who weighs 400 pounds and the one who weighs 85 there is a lot of baggage, and it has nothing to do with their bodies.
3
Marco Arment
People want to download publications quickly and read them without cruft. Publications that started in print carry too much baggage and usually have awful apps. 'The Magazine' was designed from the start to be streamlined, natively digital, and respectful of readers' time and attention.
4
Blake Bailey
To be a good biographer, you have to be an empiricist. You know, you have to gather the evidence, you have to keep an open mind, and you have to be objective. A memoirist goes in with all the baggage of a bad biographer.
5
Bipasha Basu
I can't let the baggage of my private life get into work. Artists are more fragile than normal people. But I know that I am a role model for zillions of people, so no matter how deep you are hurting, you need to come out strong.
6
Sean Bean
I sort of leave the character at the end of the day. I don't carry anything around with me - no excess baggage or unnecessary thoughts. I think it's too exhausting to do that. To put things into perspective - your work is your work, and your leisure time is something else.
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Dirk Benedict
In many ways I wish I wasn't an actor dragging around the baggage from being one so that I could just devote my energies to encouraging people to find their true selves.
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Alexandra Cassavetes
Love is a component of many different things - the baggage you bring, the moment, what you need in your life, seeing someone as a portal for understanding everything, and all the intensity that brings. It's not something to count on and act like it's a stable thing.
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William Congreve
In my conscience I believe the baggage loves me, for she never speaks well of me herself, nor suffers any body else to rail at me.
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Sloane Crosley
I used to think that nails-down-a-chalkboard was the worst sound in the world. Then I moved on to people-eating-cereal-on-the-phone. But only this week did I stumble across the rightful winner: it's the sound of a baggage carousel coming to a grinding halt, having reunited every passenger on your flight with their luggage, except for you.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAGGAGE»

Discover the use of baggage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to baggage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Excess Baggage: Getting Out of Your Own Way
A noted psychologist advises readers how to identify the unacknowledged ruling passions that impede the flow of smooth relationships and outlines practical exercises designed to eliminate personality flaws. 50,000 first printing. $40,000 ...
Judith Sills, 2003
2
Bitter with Baggage Seeks Same: The Life and Times of Some ...
An artist and her tiny yellow chickens explore the complexities and follies of the modern world, as they deal with playground popularity battles, crowded yoga classes, blind dates, KFCs, and other perils, in a collection of hilarious ...
Sloane Tanen, 2003
3
Baggage
Comedy / 2m, 2f / Interior Two difficult, single people, Phyllis and Bradley, both trying to heal from their respective disappointing relationships, get their luggage mixed up at the airport.
Sam Bobrick, 2008
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Baggage Claim: A Novel
Dreaming of finding and marrying a man that can live up to her ideals, flight attendant Montana Moore, having watched the female members of her family engage in reckless marital behavior, sets out for the adventure of her life.
David E. Talbert, 2013
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Baggage
BAGGAGE! tells the tale of Randall, a happy-go-lucky but disaster-prone lost property officer working for the Tram service, deep in the heart of Triptych City.
Robin Etherington, 2011
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Diplomatic Baggage: The Adventures of a Trailing Spouse
When Sunday Times fashion journalist Brigid Keenan married the love of her life in the late Sixties, little idea did she have of the rollercoaster journey they would make around the world together - with most things going horribly awry ...
Brigid Keenan, 2011
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Going for the Bronze: Still Bitter, More Baggage
A noted author treats readers to a second installment of her chicken dioramas in this sequel to her Bitter With Baggage Seeks Same that explores such topics as online dating, couples therapy, parenting uncooperative children, confronting ...
Sloane Tanen, 2005
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Zen Baggage: A Pilgrimage to China
Porter brings wisdom and humor to every situation, whether visiting ancient caves containing the most complete collection of Buddhist texts ever uncovered, enduring a six-hour Buddhist ceremony, searching in vain for the ghost in his room, ...
Bill Porter, Red Pine, 2009
9
Keep the Family Baggage Out of the Family Business: Avoiding ...
Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of running a family business, and describes the special problems that can confront them
Quentin J Fleming, 2000
10
Right Package, Wrong Baggage
Will the man Micah Stevenson used to be prevent single mother Pamela Roberts from loving the man he is now?
Wanda B. Campbell, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BAGGAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term baggage is used in the context of the following news items.
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Finders Keepers: Unclaimed Baggage
As Brand Ambassador for the Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro, AL, it is her job to sell, and for a song, all the merchandise she and her ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Air India to Charge More for Extra Hand Baggage in UAE
National carrier Air India has restricted the weight of hand luggage carried by passengers from the UAE. Free hand baggage for Air India is 8 kg ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
3
Unusual baggage seized
Unusual baggage seized at border gallery. Last updated 11:20, July 6 2015. Dried frogs declared as food were seized from a woman arriving at Auckland airport ... «Auckland stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
4
Love at first flight: A lasting connection at baggage claim
After the flight, Jason noticed the pair again at baggage claim. Realizing this would probably be his last chance to strike up a conversation, ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
5
Indian students devote 30% of baggage weight to food, says study
It comes as no surprise then that Indian students travelling abroad for studies devote nearly 30% of their baggage space to food items. «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
6
TSA pays millions in baggage claims, including in Chicago
In data provided by the TSA, claims at O'Hare range from a claim for $368.52 in clothing lost in checked baggage to a personal electronics item ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Airline baggage rules can be even more convoluted than you think
More than 14 million passengers in the United States faced this question concerning airline baggage rules between June 1, 2014, and May 31, ... «ConsumerReports.org, Jul 15»
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No-frills Liam Dunne urges Wexford boys to lose baggage
Where do you go? You're Liam Dunne, you've been Kilkennyed and the outside world can offer only one of three things to you – anger, pity or ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
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Orca-Suited PETA Protesters Mount San Diego Airport Baggage Claim
Relentless animal rights activists attempted to make waves at San Diego airport's baggage claim with two orca-suited protesters on Thursday, ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
10
Report: TSA paid passengers millions in baggage claims
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A recent investigation into airline baggage revealed that the Transportation Security Administration paid ... «WPRI 12 Eyewitness News, Jul 15»

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