What does belong to mean?

Definitions for belong to
be·long to

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. belong to, belongverb

    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. belong to

    To belong to generally means to be a part of, be included in, or be a member of a particular group, category, or organization. It can also imply ownership, as in something being in possession or under the control of a particular individual or entities.

Editors Contribution

  1. belong to

    Have the right to.

    The village square we know does belong to the community.


    Submitted by MaryC on January 29, 2021  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of belong to in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of belong to in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of belong to in a Sentence

  1. President Thomas Bach:

    Having no national team to belong to, having no flag to march behind, having no national anthem to be played, these refugees will be welcomed to the Olympic Games with the Olympic flag and with the Olympic anthem.

  2. Blackfoot chief, (c. 1880):

    Our land is more valuable than your money. As long as the sun shines and the waters flow, this land will be here to give life to men and animals; therefore, we cannot sell this land. It was put here for us by the Great Spirit and we cannot sell it because it does not belong to us.

  3. Ricardo Coquet:

    This is a sacred place, when we were in here, we did not belong to the world of the living.

  4. Francisco Toledo:

    If you speak an indigenous language because you belong to a community, you( should) be respected as a community, they should not say you are inferior because you have darker skin or you are superior because you are white.

  5. Glenn Youngkin:

    This is about restoring power to parents, and let's just be clear, children do not belong to the state. They belong to families. And when a child is wrestling with this kind of decision, a parent should absolutely be the primary counselor adviser and help her in wrestling with this decision.


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