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belong

/b/I/'l/O//N/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

  1. be owned by; be in the possession of

    verb.possession

    Examples
    This book belongs to me.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. be suitable or acceptable

    verb.stative

    Examples
    This student somehow doesn't belong.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. be in the right place or situation

    verb.stative

    Examples
    Where do these books belong?
    Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. be rightly classified in a class or category

    verb.stative

    Examples
    The whales belong among the mammals.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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

    verb.stative

    Examples
    They belong to the same political party.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. be a part or adjunct

    verb.stative

    Examples
    The uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection.
    These pages don't belong.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  7. To be the property <i>of</i>; as, Jamaica <i>belongs</i> to Great Britain.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  8. To be deserved by.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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