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belonging Definition

be·long·ing (-iŋ)

noun

  1. a thing that belongs to one
  2. possessions; property
  3. close relationship; familiarity; camaraderie a feeling of belonging
belonging Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • ensure: Ask at Customer Services for details of this scheme for insuring personal belongings.
  • steal: Back in there time they built the mound to keep there enemies out of there land to steal there belongings.
  • collect: Do not stop to collect personal belongings, or use the lift.
  • leave: Don't leave belongings on view in your car.
  • bring: Residents are encouraged to bring personal belongings with them to create an environment that feels like home.
  • remove: The chamber is a very powerful magnet, so before entering the room you should remove any metal belongings.

Preposition: against

  • lawsuit: Asset protection refers to a set of legal techniques for protecting one's belongings against lawsuits and judgments.

Adjective modifier

  • meager: It collapsed during the earthquake, leaving them and their meager belongings to be soaked by Indonesia's relentless rains.
  • worldly: So they do their daily march in rear of the convoy, carrying their worldly belongings with them.
  • personal: A day pack to carry personal belongings on the Inca Trail is also useful.
  • precious: People are still being removed without many of their precious belongings.
  • unwanted: Pop Larkin buys some unwanted belongings from an old lady named Mrs Meredith.
  • valuable: Other insurance You are strongly advised to ensure valuable belongings against theft, loss or damage.

Modifies a noun

  • insurance: If you have selected contents and personal belongings insurance, your cover is for replacement as new.

Noun used with modifier

  • household: According to reports of witnesses, roads in the southern part of Serbia continue to be flooded with tractors and trailers with household belongings.

Possessives

  • one: When you are done, take a moment to visualize your loved one's belongings finding a home there.
  • child: Please label all of your child's belongings clearly.
  • student: This has resulted in some of the College's best accommodation being used for the storage of students ' belongings for extended periods.
  • people: He is said to remove other people's belongings from his death room.

Preposition: in

  • bag: Hanna arriving for her first visit... with her belongings in a plastic bag.
belonging Quotes

Detach the writer from the milieu where he has experienced his greatest sense of belonging, and you have created a discontinuity within his personality, a short circuit in his identity. The result is his originality, his creativity comes to an end. He becomes the one-book novelist or the one-trilogy writer.

—Roth, Henry