Belonging

Belonging
Belonging Be*long"ing, n. [Commonly in the pl.] 1. That which belongs to one; that which pertains to one; hence, goods or effects. ``Thyself and thy belongings.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. That which is connected with a principal or greater thing; an appendage; an appurtenance. [1913 Webster]

3. Family; relations; household. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

Few persons of her ladyship's belongings stopped, before they did her bidding, to ask her reasons. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • belonging — belonging; un·belonging; …   English syllables

  • belonging — [bi lôŋ′iŋ] n. 1. a thing that belongs to one 2. [pl.] possessions; property 3. close relationship; familiarity; camaraderie [a feeling of belonging] …   English World dictionary

  • belonging — index applicable, appurtenant, chattel, cognate, collateral (accompanying), correlative, holding (property owned) …   Law dictionary

  • belonging to — index apposite, germane Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • belonging — [n] sense of security in friendship acceptance, affinity, association, attachment, inclusion, kinship, loyalty, rapport, relationship; concepts 388,410 Ant. antipathy, insecurity …   New thesaurus

  • belonging to — [adj] owned by affiliated with, associated with, essential to, held by, inherent in, intrinsic in, native to; concepts 404,549 …   New thesaurus

  • Belonging — Belong Be*long , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Belonged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Belonging}.] [OE. belongen (akin to D. belangen to concern, G. belangen to attain to, to concern); pref. be + longen to desire. See {Long}, v. i.] Note: [Usually construed with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • belonging — noun a) The action of the verb to belong. I have a feeling of belonging in London. b) (almost always used in the plural) Something physical that is owned. A need for belonging seems fundamental to humans. Syn: possession, thing …   Wiktionary

  • belonging —   Kō, kā, no, na.    ♦ Belonging to that place, no laila.    ♦ The hat belonging to Pua, kō Pua pāpale …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

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