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Our ideas about love and attractiveness are so primal, our need for belonging so intense, that most of us are loath to abandon our favorite beliefs on these issues. If you've ever let yourself feel lovable and lovely, only to be deeply hurt, you may see accepting your own body as a setup for severe emotional wounding.
Martha Beck

Meaning of "belonging" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BELONGING

belonging  [bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BELONGING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Belonging is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BELONGING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of belonging in the English dictionary

The definition of belonging in the dictionary is secure relationship; affinity.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BELONGING


banging
ˈbæŋɪŋ
blinging
ˈblɪŋɪŋ
clinging
ˈklɪŋɪŋ
gang-banging
ˈɡæŋˌbæŋɪŋ
hanging
ˈhæŋɪŋ
longing
ˈlɒŋɪŋ
minging
ˈmɪŋɪŋ
mudslinging
ˈmʌdˌslɪŋɪŋ
overhanging
ˌəʊvəˈhæŋɪŋ
paperhanging
ˈpeɪpəˌhæŋɪŋ
pinging
ˈpɪŋɪŋ
ringing
ˈrɪŋɪŋ
singing
ˈsɪŋɪŋ
springing
ˈsprɪŋɪŋ
stinging
ˈstɪŋɪŋ
swinging
ˈswɪŋɪŋ
thronging
ˈθrɒŋɪŋ
tonguing
ˈtʌŋɪŋ
upbringing
ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ
wringing
ˈrɪŋɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BELONGING

belomancy
belon
belong
belonger
belongingness
belongings
Belorussia
Belorussian
Belostok
belove
beloved
Belovo
below
below ground
below par
below stairs
below the belt
below the line
below-the-belt
below-the-line

WORDS THAT END LIKE BELONGING

avenging
challenging
change-ringing
changing
close-harmony singing
community singing
cringing
flanging
flower arranging
folk singing
game-changing
gunslinging
hand-wringing
managing
plunging
revenging
strap-hanging
unchallenging
unchanging
wall hanging
wide-ranging

Synonyms and antonyms of belonging in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BELONGING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «belonging» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of belonging

Translation of «belonging» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BELONGING

Find out the translation of belonging to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of belonging from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «belonging» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

属于
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pertenencia
570 millions of speakers

English

belonging
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संबंधित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الانتماء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

принадлежность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pertencentes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একাত্মতার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

appartenance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Miliknya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gehörig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

所属
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에 속하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kagungane
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சேர்ந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राहण्याचे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ait
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

appartenenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

należące
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

приналежність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aparținând
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανήκουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

behoort
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tillhör
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tilhørighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of belonging

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BELONGING»

The term «belonging» is very widely used and occupies the 12.241 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BELONGING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «belonging» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «belonging» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about belonging

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10 QUOTES WITH «BELONGING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word belonging.
1
Hiam Abbass
My identity was a big issue when I was a teenager, and I had a lot of questions, like: 'Who am I?' 'Who do I belong to?' But when I was still quite young, I decided that belonging is a tough process in life, and I'd better say I belonged to myself and the world rather than belonging to one nationality or another.
2
Saint Teresa of Avila
My father was a man of great charity towards the poor, and compassion for the sick, and also for servants; so much so, that he never could be persuaded to keep slaves, for he pitied them so much: and a slave belonging to one of his brothers being once in his house, was treated by him with as much tenderness as his own children.
3
Julian Baggini
Looking out over the port of Dover, with the endless steam of boats coming in and out, every British citizen is reminded that belonging here has never been about blood or genes. It's simply about being at home on this discrete island and being aware of the privileges and responsibilities that brings.
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Martha Beck
Our ideas about love and attractiveness are so primal, our need for belonging so intense, that most of us are loath to abandon our favorite beliefs on these issues. If you've ever let yourself feel lovable and lovely, only to be deeply hurt, you may see accepting your own body as a setup for severe emotional wounding.
5
Kabir Bedi
I have the greatest love for the rituals of organised religion - the sense of community and belonging it can confer to people. But me, I'm more a questioner than a follower; not by whim or fashion, but as a decision painfully arrived at after much, much thought.
6
Geoffrey Beene
Clothes should look as if a woman was born into them. It is a form of possession, this belonging to one another.
7
David Blunkett
What is it that unites, on the left of British politics, George Orwell, Billy Bragg, Gordon Brown and myself? An understanding that identity and a sense of belonging need to be linked to our commitment to nationhood and a modern form of patriotism.
8
Greg Boyle
People have to see that there is a high degree of complexity about belonging to a gang. It's a symptom, not a problem.
9
Billy Bragg
I'm trying to make a case for those people who don't have a sense of belonging that they should have, that there is something really worthwhile in having a sense of belonging, and recasting and looking at our modern history.
10
Brene Brown
I spent a lot of years trying to outrun or outsmart vulnerability by making things certain and definite, black and white, good and bad. My inability to lean into the discomfort of vulnerability limited the fullness of those important experiences that are wrought with uncertainty: Love, belonging, trust, joy, and creativity to name a few.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BELONGING»

Discover the use of belonging in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to belonging and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Belonging
Worst of all, Noah and I aren't even allowed to see each other. Not until I've proven myself. If I can find a way to make it work, we'll be Noah & Rose together forever. But not everybody believes this is where I belong.
Karen Ann Hopkins, 2013
2
Belonging: Australians, Place and Aboriginal Ownership
This book, published in 2000, explores the feelings of non-Aboriginal Australians as they articulate their sense of belonging to the land.
Peter Read, 2000
3
Belonging
This brand new addition to the Start-Up brand has been created specially to support the Schemes of Work for Religion at KS1 and lower KS2.
Ruth Nason, 2005
4
Belonging
. . Belonging is the shocking true story of Sameem's struggle to break free from her past and fight back against her upbringing. Abandoned by her parents, Sameem Ali spent six and a half years growing up in a children's home.
Sameem Ali, 2008
5
Belonging
A wordless picture book that observes the changes in a neighborhood from before a girl is born until she is an adult, as it first decays and then is renewed by the efforts of the residents.
Jeannie Baker, 2004
6
Belonging
A successful career woman suddenly finds her life shattered by a car accident and a lover who abandons her, so she settles in an old house in Nantucket to await the arrival of her twin babies
Nancy Thayer, 1996
7
Community: The Structure of Belonging
This book is written to support those who care for the well-being of their community.
Peter Block, 2009
8
Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century
The book focuses on the creative tension sparked by dueling impulses between nationalism and cosmopolitanism; and between artistic seriousness and larrikin populism.
John McCallum, 2009
9
Belonging: Bonds of Healing and Recovery
Integrates contemporary spirituality and psychology with the 12 steps as it seeks to lead readers to new depths of personal resources for healing and recovery.
Dennis Linn, 1993
10
Longing and Belonging: Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture
In Longing and Belonging: Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture, Pugh teases out the complex factors that contribute to how we buy, from lunchroom conversations about Game Boys to the stark inequalities facing American children.
Allison J. Pugh, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BELONGING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term belonging is used in the context of the following news items.
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Saskies feel very strong sense of belonging to Canada, province
Saskies placed high in feeling a strong sense of belonging to their home province, but not compared to Newfoundlanders, Labradorians, and ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
Idaho officials find prosthetic knee belonging to missing ND woman
The Shoshone County Sheriff's Office told the Grand Forks County Sheriff's Office Thursday that hikers found a prosthetic knee with a serial ... «INFORUM, Jul 15»
3
A court order to inspect the container belonging to former Russian …
The Foreign Ministry gave an explanation as to why it did not release a goods container that belonged to former Russian ambassador ... «Hiru News, Jul 15»
4
Odisha government has decided to provide transport allowance to …
Bhubaneswar: The State government has decided to provide transport allowance to school students belonging to forest areas who face ... «Orissadiary.com, Jul 15»
5
Villagers burn shop belonging to suspected bhang peddler in Nyeri
Nyeri, Kenya - Irate residents of Mung'aria village in Tetu sub-county on Tuesday evening set ablaze a shop belonging to a suspected drug ... «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
6
Azerbaijan: Drop the unmanned aircraft belonging to the Armenian …
Azerbaijani Defense Ministry announced that it was shot down unmanned planes belonging to the Armenian army on the front line between the ... «Standard Republic, Jul 15»
7
The longing for belonging
Belonging is, perhaps, the most fundamental human need. If we cannot be loved, we can console ourselves that at least we belong. It gives us ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
8
Lebanon military judge charges 3 Syrians with belonging to ISIS
BEIRUT: Military Investigative Judge Fadi Sawwan Thursday charged three Syrians of belonging to ISIS and attacking the Lebanese Army. «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
9
Does belonging to more groups make us happier?
For many years, when I looked back on the tail end of high school, I considered the entire experience to be an absolute bust. My marks were ... «Daily Life, Jul 15»
10
2nd phase of return of IDPs belonging to NWA starts
NORTH WAZIRISTAN (Staff Report) – The second phase of return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) belonging to North Waziristan Agency ... «Daily Pakistan, Jul 15»

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