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Belonging

/bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ/

To have its proper place.

📖 Definitions of "Belonging"

verb

1
To have its proper place.
"Where does this document belong?"
2
(followed by to) To be part of, or the property of.
"That house belongs to me."
3
(followed by to) To be the spouse or partner of.
4
(followed by to) To be an element of (a set). The symbol \in means belongs to.
"Suppose x belongs to \mathbb{R}... (— written: x \in \mathbb{R})"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
consistverb	(archaic, intransitive) To exist or be compatible.
dwellverb	(intransitive, now literary) To live; to reside.
lie inverb	(UK) To stay in bed (longer than usual).
lieverb	(intransitive) To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
goverb	To move, either physically or in an abstract sense:
affiliationnoun	The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.
statusnoun	A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.
pertainingnoun	Something that pertains; an appurtenance.
memberverb	(obsolete outside dialects) Pronunciation spelling of remember. [To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.]
appurtenancenoun	That which appertains; an appendage to something else; an addition.
relatingnoun	The act of relating, or forming or identifying relationships; relation.
inclusivenessnoun	The property of being inclusive; inclusivity
connectednessnoun	The state or quality of being connected.
membershipverb	(transitive, sociolinguistics) To classify (someone) as belonging to a certain group or community.
formingnoun	The act by which something is formed; formation.
together	At the same time, in the same place; in close association or proximity.
groundsnoun	The collective land areas that compose a larger area.
relevant	Related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
representingnoun	An act of representation.
pertinencenoun	The quality of being pertinent.