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belonging

[ bih-lawng-ing, -long- ]

noun

  1. something that belongs.
  2. belongings, possessions; goods; personal effects.


belonging

/ ɪˈɒŋɪŋ /

noun

  1. secure relationship; affinity (esp in the phrase a sense of belonging )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲb·DzԲiԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of belonging1

First recorded in 1595–1605; belong + -ing 1
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Example Sentences

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I started to believe I might actually be worthy of gentleness, of belonging.

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On the night she died, she had packed her belongings into a suitcase and rucksack, suggesting she was preparing to leave, the court was told.

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The firm revealed it was testing AI technology in the US designed to find accounts belonging to teenagers who have lied about their age on the platform.

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According to court filings, a qualified participant on a women’s team is defined as “a person belonging, at conception, to the sex that produces the large reproductive cell.”

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The jury said they were "struck by the artist's ability to express concerns around belonging and identity".

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