- belonging - happiness felt in a secure relationship; "with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging"
--1 is a kind of happiness
--1 has particulars: comfortableness; closeness, intimacy
- belong - be owned by; be in the possession of; "This book belongs to me"
--1 is one way to be
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun belongings1
Something ----s somebody
- dwell, consist, lie, belong, lie in - originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
--2 is one way to exist, be
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
- belong - be suitable or acceptable; "This student somehow doesn't belong"
--3 is one way to be
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
- belong, go - be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?"
--4 is one way to be
Sample sentence:
The chairs belong in the corner
- belong - be classified with; "The whales belong among the mammals"
--5 is one way to be
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
- belong, go - be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?"