belonging to
Property of someone
Belonging to indicates ownership, possession, or association: the car belonging to my neighbor, traditions belonging to another era.
It functions as a more formal alternative to a possessive ('s or of): property belonging to the estate rather than the estate's property.
The phrase can suggest inherent connection: a feeling of peace belonging to that place.
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- possessionState of owning
- mineOre excavation site
- oursPossessive for we
- memberOne who belongs
inner circle · one of us · part · inclusion · home · sense of belonging · family · found family · tribe · connection · attached · rooted · loyalty · identity · group · kinship · blood ties · ties that bind