"belonging" meaning in English

See belonging in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ/ [US], /bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-belonging.ogg [US] Forms: belonging [singular], belongings [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Your belongings are the things that you own.
    Sense id: simple-belonging-en-noun-A5qr4NAb

Verb

IPA: /bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ/ [US], /bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-belonging.ogg [US] Forms: belong [canonical], belongs [third-person, singular], belonged [past], belonged [past, participle], belonging [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|belong}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of belong.
    Sense id: simple-belonging-en-verb-iCeXgkzC
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