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1. (v.i.) belong
to be properly or suitably placed or situated:
The book belongs on the shelf. You belong in a better job.
2. belong
to be appropriate or suitable:
That shirt doesn't belong with that jacket.
3. belong
belong to,
4. belong
to be the property of:
The scarf belongs to me.
5. belong
to be a part or adjunct of:
That lid belongs to this jar.
6. belong
to be a member:
to belong to a club.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME, =be-be - +longen to belong, v. der. of long (adj.) belonging, OE gelangalong)
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| Definition of 'belong' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) belong
be owned by; be in the possession of
"This book belongs to me"
2. (verb) belong
be suitable or acceptable
"This student somehow doesn't belong"
3. (verb) 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. (verb) belong
be rightly classified in a class or category
"The whales belong among the mammals"
5. (verb) belong
be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place)
"They belong to the same political party"
6. (verb) belong to, belong
be a part or adjunct
"the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"; "These pages don't belong"
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1. (verb) belong
to be in the right or usual place
Those papers belong in the drawer.; Put it back where it belongs.
2. belong
to feel happy in a place
a job where she feels she belongs
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| Definition of 'belong' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) belong
to be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great Britain
2. (verb) belong
to be a part of, or connected with; to be appendant or related; to owe allegiance or service
3. (verb) belong
to be the concern or proper business or function of; to appertain to
4. (verb) belong
to be suitable for; to be due to
5. (verb) belong
to be native to, or an inhabitant of; esp. to have a legal residence, settlement, or inhabitancy, whether by birth or operation of law, so as to be entitled to maintenance by the parish or town
6. (verb) belong
to be deserved by
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Sense: (withto) to be the property of
This book belongs to me.
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 Afrikaans: behoort |
 Arabic: يَتْبَعُ، يَخَصُّ |
 Bulgarian: принадлежа |
 Brazilian: pertencer |
 Czech: patřit (komu) |
 German: gehören |
 Danish: tilhøre |
 Greek: ανήκω |
 Spanish: pertenecer, ser propiedad |
 Estonian: (kellelegi) kuuluma |
 Farsi: متعلق بودن به |
 Finnish: kuulua jollekin |
 French: appartenirà |
 Hebrew: לִהיוֹת שַׁייָך |
 Hindi: स्वामित्व होना |
 Croatian: pripadati |
 Hungarian: vmi vkié |
 Indonesian: milik |
 Icelandic: tilheyra, vera eign |
 Italian: appartenere a |
 Japanese: 属する |
 Korean: ...의 소유물이다 |
 Lithuanian: priklausyti |
 Latvian: piederēt |
 Malay: kepunyaan |
 Dutch: toebehoren |
 Norwegian: tilhøre |
 Polish: należeć |
 Persian: متعلق بودن به |
 Pashto: اړه لرل، رابطه لرل |
 Portuguese: pertencer |
 Romanian: a aparţine |
 Russian: принадлежать |
 Slovak: patriť |
 Slovenian: biti last (nekoga) |
 Serbian: pripadati |
 Swedish: tillhöra |
 Thai: เป็นของ |
 Turkish: ait olmak, ...-in olmak |
 Taiwanese: 屬於 |
 Ukrainian: належати |
 Urdu: مِلک ہونا ، ملکیت ہونا |
 Vietnamese: thuộc quyền sở hữu |
 Chinese: 属于 |
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