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be·long    Audio Help   [bi-lawng, -long] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used without object)
1.to be in the relation of a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (usually fol. by to): He belongs to the Knights of Columbus.
2.to have the proper qualifications, esp. social qualifications, to be a member of a group: You don't belong in this club.
3.to be proper or due; be properly or appropriately placed, situated, etc.: Books belong in every home. This belongs on the shelf. He is a statesman who belongs among the great.
4.belong to,
a.to be the property of: The book belongs to her.
b.to be a part or adjunct of: That cover belongs to this jar.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME belongen, equiv. to be- be- + longen to belong, v. deriv. of long (adj.) belonging, OE gelang along1]
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be·long    Audio Help   (bĭ-lông', -lŏng')  Pronunciation Key 
intr.v.   be·longed, be·long·ing, be·longs
    1. To be proper, appropriate, or suitable: A napkin belongs at every place setting.
    2. To be in an appropriate situation or environment: That plant belongs outdoors.
    3. To be a member of a group, such as a club.
    4. To fit into a group naturally: No matter what I did, I just didn't belong.
    1. To be a member of a group, such as a club.
    2. To fit into a group naturally: No matter what I did, I just didn't belong.
  1. To have in one's possession. Often used with to: "The earth belongs to the living" (Thomas Jefferson).
  2. To be a part of something else: These blades belong to the food processor.


[Middle English bilongen : probably bi-, be- + longen, to belong (probably from long, dependent, from Old English gelang, along, depending; see del-1 in Indo-European roots).]

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belong 
1340, "to go along with, relate to," from be- intensive prefix, + O.E. langian "pertain to, to go along with." Sense of "to be the property of" first recorded 1393. Replaced earlier O.E. gelang, with completive prefix ge-. First record of belongings "goods, effects," is from 1817.

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belong

verb
1. be owned by; be in the possession of; "This book belongs to me" 
2. be suitable or acceptable; "This student somehow doesn't belong" 
3. 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. be rightly classified in a class or category; "The whales belong among the mammals" 
5. be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place); "They belong to the same political party" 
6. be a part or adjunct; "the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"; "These pages don't belong" [syn: belong to

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
belong1 [biˈloŋ] verb
(with to) to be the property of
Example: This book belongs to me.
Arabic: يَتْبَعُ، يَخَصُّ
Chinese (Simplified): 属于
Chinese (Traditional): 屬於
Czech: patřit (komu)
Danish: tilhøre
Dutch: toebehoren
Estonian: (kellelegi) kuuluma
Finnish: kuulua jollekulle
French: appartenir à
German: gehören
Greek: ανήκω
Hungarian: vmi vkié
Icelandic: tilheyra, vera eign
Indonesian: milik
Italian: appartenere a*
Japanese: 属する
Latvian: piederēt
Lithuanian: priklausyti
Norwegian: tilhøre
Polish: należeć
Portuguese (Brazil): pertencer
Portuguese (Portugal): pertencer
Romanian: a aparţine
Russian: принадлежать
Slovak: patriť
Slovenian: biti last (nekoga)
Spanish: pertenecer, ser propiedad (de)
Swedish: tillhöra
Turkish: ait olmak, …-in olmak
belong2 [biˈloŋ] verb
(with to) to be a native, member etc of
Example: I belong to the sailing club.
Arabic: ، ينتسب الى يَنْتَسِبُ إلى، يَنْتَمـي
Chinese (Simplified): 是…一员
Chinese (Traditional): 是…一員
Czech: příslušet (k), být členem
Danish: tilhøre
Dutch: thuishoren, lid zijn van
Estonian: (kuhugi) kuuluma
Finnish: kuulua johonkin
French: faire partie de
German: gehören
Greek: είμαι κάτοικος, μέλος
Hungarian: vkihez, vhová tartozik
Icelandic: tilheyra, vera félagi í
Indonesian: menjadi anggota
Italian: fare parte di*
Japanese: 所属する
Korean: 소속하다
Latvian: piederēt
Lithuanian: priklausyti
Norwegian: høre til
Polish: należeć
Portuguese (Brazil): pertencer
Portuguese (Portugal): pertencer
Romanian: a face parte din
Russian: быть частью
Slovak: patriť, byť členom
Slovenian: biti član
Spanish: ser miembro, formar parte de
Swedish: tillhöra, vara medlem i
Turkish: üyesi olmak, (bir grup)tan olmak
belong3 [biˈloŋ] verb
(with with) to go together with
Example: This shoe belongs with that shoe.
Arabic: يَتَلائَم
Chinese (Simplified): 应归入
Chinese (Traditional): 應歸入
Czech: hodit se k
Danish: høre sammen
Dutch: horen bij
Estonian: kokku kuuluma
Finnish: kuulua yhteen
French: aller avec
German: gehören
Greek: πηγαίνω με, ταιριάζω με
Hungarian: összetartozik
Icelandic: eiga saman
Indonesian: berpasangan
Italian: andare con*
Japanese: 組みになっている
Korean: (같은 부류에) 속하다
Latvian: attiekties; iederēties
Lithuanian: sudaryti porą, visumą
Norwegian: høre sammen (med)
Polish: stanowić całość
Portuguese (Brazil): fazer par
Portuguese (Portugal): fazer par
Romanian: a merge cu
Russian: подходить
Slovak: hodiť sa k
Slovenian: prilegati se
Spanish: ir con
Swedish: höra ihop
Turkish: uymak
See also: belongings

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Belong

Be*long"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Belonged; p. pr. & vb. n. Belonging.] [OE. belongen (akin to D. belangen to concern, G. belangen to attain to, to concern); pref. be- + longen to desire. See Long, v. i.]

Note: [Usually construed with to.]

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

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

A desert place belonging to . . . Bethsaids. --Luke ix. 10.

The mighty men which belonged to David. --1 Kings i. 8.

3. To be the concern or proper business or function of; to appertain to. "Do not interpretations belong to God ?" --Gen. xl. 8.

4. To be suitable for; to be due to.

Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age. --Heb. v. 14.

No blame belongs to thee. --Shak.

5. 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.

Bastards also are settled in the parishes to which the mothers belong. --Blackstone.

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Belong

Be*long"\, v. t. To be deserved by. [Obs.]

More evils belong us than happen to us. --B. Jonson.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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