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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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 to.]
     1. To be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great
        Britain.
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     2. To be a part of, or connected with; to be appendant or
        related; to owe allegiance or service.
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              A desert place belonging to . . . Bethsaids. --Luke
                                                    ix. 10.
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              The mighty men which belonged to David. --1 Kings i.
                                                    8.
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     3. To be the concern or proper business or function of; to
        appertain to. ``Do not interpretations belong to God ?''
        --Gen. xl. 8.
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     4. To be suitable for; to be due to.
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              Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age.
                                                    --Heb. v. 14.
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              No blame belongs to thee.             --Shak.
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     5. To be native to, or an inhabitant of; esp. to have a legal
        residence, settlement, or inhabitancy, whether by birth or
        operation of law, so as to be entitled to maintenance by
        the parish or town.
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              Bastards also are settled in the parishes to which
              the mothers belong.                   --Blackstone.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
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     2. That which is connected with a principal or greater thing;
        an appendage; an appurtenance.
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     3. Family; relations; household. [Colloq.]
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              Few persons of her ladyship's belongings stopped,
              before they did her bidding, to ask her reasons.
                                                    --Thackeray.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
     2. That which is connected with a principal or greater thing;
        an appendage; an appurtenance.
  
     3. Family; relations; household. [Colloq.]
  
              Few persons of her ladyship's belongings stopped,
              before they did her bidding, to ask her reasons.
                                                    --Thackeray.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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 to.]
     1. To be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great
        Britain.
  
     2. To be a part of, or connected with; to be appendant or
        related; to owe allegiance or service.
  
              A desert place belonging to . . . Bethsaids. --Luke
                                                    ix. 10.
  
              The mighty men which belonged to David. --1 Kings i.
                                                    8.
  
     3. To be the concern or proper business or function of; to
        appertain to. ``Do not interpretations belong to God ?''
        --Gen. xl. 8.
  
     4. To be suitable for; to be due to.
  
              Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age.
                                                    --Heb. v. 14.
  
              No blame belongs to thee.             --Shak.
  
     5. To be native to, or an inhabitant of; esp. to have a legal
        residence, settlement, or inhabitancy, whether by birth or
        operation of law, so as to be entitled to maintenance by
        the parish or town.
  
              Bastards also are settled in the parishes to which
              the mothers belong.                   --Blackstone.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  belonging
       n : happiness felt in a secure relationship; "with his
           classmates he felt a sense of belonging"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  belonging
     Αγγλικά n.
     η θέση μου, το μέρος όπου ανήκω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  belonging
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The feeling that one belongs.
     2 (lb en countable mostly in the plural) Something physical that is
  owned.
     vb.
     (present participle of en belong nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  belonging
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The feeling that one belongs.
     2 (lb en countable mostly in the plural) Something physical that is
  owned.
     vb.
     (present participle of en belong nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  belonging
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The feeling that one belongs.
     2 (lb en countable mostly in the plural) Something physical that is
  owned.
     vb.
     (present participle of en belong nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  belonging
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The feeling that one belongs.
     2 (lb en countable mostly in the plural) Something physical that is
  owned.
     vb.
     (present participle of en belong nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  belonging
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm b elong ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  belonging
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en belong ordform=prespart)
     Engelska n.
     samhörighet
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb belong)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Belonging /bɪlˈɒŋɪŋ/
  الخصوص

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  belonging /bɪlˈɒŋɪŋ/ 
  sounáležitost