English to English
belong
(b/I/'l/O//N/
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verb (v)
- be owned by; be in the possession of(verb.possession)Example:
This book belongs to me.
source: wordnet30 - be suitable or acceptable(verb.stative)Example:
This student somehow doesn't belong.
source: wordnet30 - be in the right place or situation(verb.stative)Example:
Where do these books belong?.
Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government.
source: wordnet30 - be rightly classified in a class or category(verb.stative)Example:
The whales belong among the mammals.
source: wordnet30 - be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place)(verb.stative)Example:
They belong to the same political party.
source: wordnet30 - be a part or adjunct(verb.stative)Example:
The uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection.
These pages don't belong.
source: wordnet30 - To be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great Britain.(verb)source: webster1913
- To be deserved by.(verb)source: webster1913