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belong
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb belong has 6 senses
- belong(v = verb.possession) Array - be owned by; be in the possession of; "This book belongs to me" is one way to be
- belong(v = verb.stative) Array - be suitable or acceptable; "This student somehow doesn't belong" is one way to be
- belong(v = verb.stative) 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?" is one way to be
- belong(v = verb.stative) Array - be rightly classified in a class or category; "The whales belong among the mammals" is one way to be
- belong(v = verb.stative) Array - be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place); "They belong to the same political party" is one way to be
- belong(v = verb.stative) belong to - be a part or adjunct; "the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"; "These pages don't belong" Sample sentences:
Derived form noun belongings1
Sample sentence:
Something ----s somebody
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Sample sentence:
The chairs belong in the corner
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
belong, v. i. [OE. belongen (akin to D. belangen to concern, G. belangen to attain to, to concern); pref. be- + longen to desire. See Long, v. i. ].
- To be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great Britain. [1913 Webster]"[Usually construed with to.]"
- To be a part of, or connected with; to be appendant or related; to owe allegiance or service. [1913 Webster]"A desert place belonging to . . . Bethsaids." [1913 Webster]"The mighty men which belonged to David." [1913 Webster]
- To be the concern or proper business or function of; to appertain to. Gen. xl. 8. [1913 Webster]
- To be suitable for; to be due to. [1913 Webster]"Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age." [1913 Webster]"No blame belongs to thee." [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]"Bastards also are settled in the parishes to which the mothers belong." [1913 Webster]
belong, v. t.
To be deserved by. [1913 Webster]
"More evils belong us than happen to us."
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
belong, v.intr.
1 (foll. by to) a be the property of. b be rightly assigned to as a duty, right, part, member, characteristic, etc. c be a member of (a club, family, group, etc.).
2 have the right personal or social qualities to be a member of a particular group (he's nice but just doesn't belong); (foll. by in, under). a be rightly placed or classified. b fit a particular environment.
1 (foll. by to) a be the property of. b be rightly assigned to as a duty, right, part, member, characteristic, etc. c be a member of (a club, family, group, etc.).
2 have the right personal or social qualities to be a member of a particular group (he's nice but just doesn't belong); (foll. by in, under). a be rightly placed or classified. b fit a particular environment.
Derivative
belongingness n.
Etymology
ME f. intensive BE- + longen belong f. OE langian (gelang at hand)
THESAURUS
belong
accord, affect, agree, answer to, appertain, appertain to, apply to, be a member, be inscribed, be there, bear on, bear upon, become, befit, belong to, carry a card, chime, concern, connect, correspond, correspond to, deal with, fit, fit in, go, harmonize, have connection with, have its place, have place, hold membership, indwell, inhere, interest, involve, liaise with, link with, match, pertain, pertain to, refer to, regard, relate to, respect, set, subscribe, suit, tally, tie in with, touch, touch upon, treat of, vest, vest in
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