The word that got analyzed today has two meanings, and this is understandable, even without consulting a dictionary. One refers to physical objects, and the other to abstract entities. We are talking about luggage, this could not be understood from the previous proposals. Accordingly, luggage can be measured in suitcases, or maybe in knowledge. Let's take a closer look at the word.
Origin
No one will be surprised if we say that the word is very ancient. It came to us from the French language in the 18th century, where bagage is “luggage, luggage”. And the story is even more interesting if we look into the excellent book by Lev Vasilyevich Uspensky “Why not otherwise?”. It points out that the French did not themselves invent the word that interests us. They borrowed it from Old Norse. The Vikings had the word “buggy” (with the accent on the first syllable) - “knot”. It is clear that then the word “bug” came to the fore - a package - such a translation is given by Uspensky. And a modern dictionary offers a translation (precisely fromFrench, not English) "bag". This is how “baggage” arose - these are “bales with things”. And only then we had the joy of meeting him, and now the noun does not surprise anyone.
Meaning
The current state is probably not that impressive, but language, like life, is full of bursts and flashes, but it also has even, prosaic passages that are also needed. So, the meaning of the word baggage:
- Things, passenger cargo, packed for shipping, transportation.
- Stock of knowledge, information (portable and book).
Everything is as it was said at the beginning: one value is operations with objects, and the other is operations with abstract entities. Moreover, it is impossible to say which is more valuable. Let's reveal the meanings on the example of sentences.
Sentences with the word
Sometimes abstract knowledge that is not tied to a specific example is easily lost. To prevent this from happening, we will compose three sentences that will use the meaning of the object of study in different ways:
- It's better to take a little luggage with you on a trip, because most of the time we will be swimming and sunbathing. Parties are not expected there, maybe only beach parties, but they do not need evening dresses.
- When a person enters a university, he should already have a decent amount of knowledge, but not in the future speci alty, of course, but in those subjects that will have to be taken upon admission.
- Carrying heavy luggage is another challenge. I envy those who travellight.
The main thing in sentences is the truth. At the resort it is really better not to burden yourself with things, but to enjoy your vacation. We can say that luggage is one of the cornerstone words of our life. Traveling light, both in the sense of knowledge and in the sense of things, has its advantages and disadvantages. Let the reader think about it at their leisure.
