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be⋅long

  [bi-lawng, -long]
Use belong in a Sentence
–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.
—Verb phrase
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   (bĭ-lông', -lŏng')   
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.
  3. To have in one's possession. Often used with to: "The earth belongs to the living" (Thomas Jefferson).
  4. 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

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.

Belong

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

More evils belong us than happen to us. --B. Jonson.
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Language Translation for : belong
Spanish: pertenecer, ser propiedad (de),
German: gehören,
Japanese: 属する
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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belong

see to the victor belong the spoils.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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