Definitions for belong
bɪˈlɔŋ, -ˈlɒŋbe·long

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. belong(verb)

   be owned by; be in the possession of

   "This book belongs to me"

2. belong(verb)

   be suitable or acceptable

   "This student somehow doesn't belong"

3. belong, go(verb)

   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. belong(verb)

   be rightly classified in a class or category

   "The whales belong among the mammals"

5. belong(verb)

   be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place)

   "They belong to the same political party"

6. belong to, belong(verb)

   be a part or adjunct

   "the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"; "These pages don't belong"

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Belong(verb)

   to be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great Britain

2. Belong(verb)

   to be a part of, or connected with; to be appendant or related; to owe allegiance or service

3. Belong(verb)

   to be the concern or proper business or function of; to appertain to

4. Belong(verb)

   to be suitable for; to be due to

5. Belong(verb)

   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. Belong(verb)

   to be deserved by

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Belong

   Belong is an American experimental music duo composed of Turk Dietrich and Michael Jones. The group formed in New Orleans in 2002. Their debut album, October Language, was recorded in 2004 and released in 2006. The duo's sound blends ambient and glitch styles, with a focus on guitar textures. Reviews of their music have made comparisons to current Glitch and electronica artists like Fennesz and Tim Hecker, as well as the early 1990s shoegazing sound attributed to bands such as My Bloody Valentine and The Jesus and Mary Chain. Guitars and synthesizers are run through various effects to produce the band's unique sound. October Language is said, by many fans, to be strongly linked in theme and tone to the duo's New Orleans locale. In January 2008, their Tour EP, surfaced in 128 kbit/s quality, ripped by a fan. Belong decided to directly offer it to fans in MP3 for free, at a higher quality 192 kbit/s. This was also done for their latest EP, Same Places, this time in 320 kbit/s. In 2009, "October Language" was released on vinyl by Geographic North Records, a label based out of Atlanta, GA.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Belong

   be-long′, v.i. to go along with: to pertain to: to be one's property: to be a part of, or appendage of, or in any way connected with: to be specially the business of: (U.S.) to be a native of, or have a residence in.—n.pl. Belong′ings, circumstances or relations of any person: possessions: persons connected, relatives: accessories. [Bi-, be-longen, intens. of longen, with pfx. be-. See Long.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. belong

   To feel a sense of unity and community.

   To feel like you belong is gift for sure.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

2. belong

   To have the right.

   The land belongs to the family and is in farming use at present.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 13, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'belong' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4505

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'belong' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3191

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'belong' in Verbs Frequency: #325

How to pronounce belong?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say belong in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of belong in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of belong in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of belong in a Sentence

1. Albert Einstein, The World As I See It (autobio, 1934):

   The pursuit of knowledge for its own sake, an almost fanatical love of justice, and the desire for personal independence - these are the features of Jewish tradition that make me thank my stars that I belong to it.

2. Queen Elizabeth:

   There is a motto which has been borne by many of my ancestors - a noble motto, 'I serve,' i declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.

3. Nikita Wu:

   What kind of people belong to this world?

4. Dan Diaz:

   How people die doesn't belong in the hands of a lawmaker or a politician.

5. Frederic Bastiat:

   But how is this legal plunder to be identified? Quite simply. See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime.

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