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 Definitions for belong: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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.
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2. To be a part of, or connected with; to be appendant or
related; to owe allegiance or service.
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A desert place belonging to . . . Bethsaids. --Luke
ix. 10.
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The mighty men which belonged to David. --1 Kings i.
8.
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3. To be the concern or proper business or function of; to
appertain to. "Do not interpretations belong to God ?"
--Gen. xl. 8.
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4. To be suitable for; to be due to.
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Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age.
--Heb. v. 14.
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No blame belongs to thee. --Shak.
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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.
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Bastards also are settled in the parishes to which
the mothers belong. --Blackstone.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Belong \Be*long"\, v. t.
To be deserved by. [Obs.]
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More evils belong us than happen to us. --B. Jonson.
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WordNet (r) 2.0
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belong
v 1: be owned by; be in the possession of; "This book belongs to
me"
2: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices
in this country" [syn: dwell, consist, lie, lie in]
3: be suitable or acceptable; "This student somehow doesn't
belong"
4: 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?"
[syn: go]
5: be classified with; "The whales belong among the mammals"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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53 Moby Thesaurus words for "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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