1. Happiness felt in a secure relationship
   "with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging"

1. Be owned by; be in the possession of
   "This book belongs to me"
    
2. Be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place)
   "They belong to the same political party"
    
3. Be suitable or acceptable
   "This student somehow doesn't belong"
    
4. Be in the right place or situation
   "Let's put health care where it belongs — under the control of the government"; "Where do these books belong?";
   - go
    
5. Be rightly classified in a class or category
   "The whales belong among the mammals"
    
6. Be a part or adjunct
   "the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"; "These pages don't belong"

Derived forms: belongings

Type of: be, bear on, concern, exist, happiness, have to do with, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on

Encyclopedia: Belonging