belonging

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ/ (General American) IPA(key): /bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /bɪˈlɑŋɪŋ/ Hyphenation: be‧long‧ing Rhymes: -ɒŋɪŋ === Etymology 1 === From belong +‎ -ing. ==== Noun ==== belonging (countable and uncountable, plural belongings) (uncountable) The feeling that one belongs. (countable, chiefly in the plural) Something physical that is owned. Synonyms: possession, thing (plural only, colloquial, dated) Family; relations; household. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English belonginge, belanging, belangand, equivalent to belong +‎ -ing. ==== Verb ==== belonging present participle and gerund of belong === Anagrams === englobing