Meaning of belong | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To have its proper place.
   intransitive
2. To be accepted in a group.
   intransitive
3. To be a part of a group.
   intransitive, with-to
4. To be part of, or the property of.
   intransitive, with-to
5. To be the spouse or partner of.
   intransitive, with-to
6. (followed by to) To be an element of (a set). The symbol ∈ means belongs to.
   intransitive
7. To be deserved by.
   obsolete, transitive
8. To do something habitually or customarily.
   Cornwall

Equivalents

Examples

“Where does this book belong⟳? It belongs on the top shelf.”

“You don’t belong⟳ here — get⟳ out.”

“I don’t belong⟳ to them!”

“That house belongs to me.”

“Sunning himself on the board⟳ steps, I saw⟳ for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like⟳ an English tourist, and his face⟳ might have⟳ belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines.”

“A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff. These properties were known to have⟳ belonged to a toddy drawer. He had disappeared.”

“Suppose⟳ x belongs to #92;mathbb#123;R#125;…”

“More evils belong⟳ us than happen⟳ to us.”

“Belong⟳. To be accustomed; to be due. He belongs to go every day. The 'bus belongs to start⟳ soon.”

“[…] she belong⟳ to behave now she's growed up.”

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