Belonging

Definition of belonging:

part of speech: noun

That which belongs to one- used generally in the plural.

part of speech: noun

That which is one's own; generally in pl.; property; possessions; goods; effects.

Usage examples for belonging:

• But while I have the least suspicion that property of any nature belonging to this estate is hidden away under that roll of old clothes, you stop here if I have to appeal first to the strength of my arms and then to that of the law. "Cynthia Wakeham's Money", Anna Katharine Green.

• I daresay the poor boy would be glad to hear of some of the people belonging to him instead of all that nonsense. "The Perpetual Curate", Mrs [Margaret] Oliphant.

• The natives belonging to this place had never come near us, therefore we could get no information concerning any other waters in this region. "Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration Australia Twice Traversed. The Romance Of Exploration, Being A Narrative Compiled From The Journals Of Five Exploring Expeditions Into And Through Central South Australia, And Western Australia, From 1", Ernest Giles.

• You insist on belonging to the- what regiment did you say? "Who Goes There?", Blackwood Ketcham Benson.