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BAG/bæɡ/

A bag is a container you carry things in — school bag, shopping bag, handbag. It is one of those object words that make daily English possible: put it in your bag, take it out of the bag. In shops, “Would you like a bag?” is a set phrase.

Meaning

A container used to carry things.

Examples

• “Put the books in your bag.”
• “My books are in my bag.”
• “She bought a bag of rice.”

Good to know

in the bag / into the bag. A bag of + food is common.

Near in meaning

sack

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