˜yÐÄvlog

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belonging

[ bih-lawng-ing, -long- ]

noun

  1. something that belongs.
  2. belongings, possessions; goods; personal effects.


belonging

/ ²úɪˈ±ôɒŋɪŋ /

noun

  1. secure relationship; affinity (esp in the phrase a sense of belonging )
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü²Ôb±ð·±ô´Ç²Ô²µî€ƒi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of belonging1

First recorded in 1595–1605; belong + -ing 1
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The family dispute began when a 61-year-old man used a baseball bat to damage personal belongings and windows at his mother’s home and physically assaulted her.

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The Israeli military said troops carrying out operations to expand the "security perimeter" in northern and central Gaza had dismantled a 1km-long underground tunnel belonging to Hamas and eliminated more than 50 "terrorists".

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In the process, they're shifting focus from just staving off the infringement of their rights and freedoms from outside actors to cultivating joy and belonging within their communities.

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"What I was actually being given was a very harmful and very radical set of political views, which is almost like the trade-off for belonging to these people."

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I heard music in Pershing Square, followed the sound and spotted him next to a shopping cart heaped over with his belongings.

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