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 gelangalong1
To be proper, appropriate, or suitable: A napkin belongs at every place setting.
To be in an appropriate situation or environment: That plant belongs outdoors.
To be a member of a group, such as a club.
To fit into a group naturally: No matter what I did, I just didn't belong.
To be a member of a group, such as a club.
To fit into a group naturally: No matter what I did, I just didn't belong.
To have in one's possession. Often used with to:"The earth belongs to the living"(Thomas Jefferson).
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).]
[bi-lawng, -long] 
