belong

belong
be|long [ bı`lɔŋ ] verb intransitive ***
1. ) to be in the right place:
When you've finished, put the cassettes back where they belong.
belong in/on etc.: That lamp belongs on the desk.
These workers belong in a different category.
2. ) to feel happy and comfortable in a particular place or with a particular group of people:
I just don't feel that I belong here.
sense/feeling of belonging: After three years here, I feel a strong sense of belonging.
be`long ,to phrasal verb transitive
1. ) belong to someone to be owned by someone:
The Porsche belongs to the woman next door.
Who does this coat belong to?
2. ) belong to something to be a member of an organization or club:
She belongs to the school computer club.
3. ) belong to something to come from or be part of a group of similar things or people:
This belongs to the same family of drugs as Prozac.
They belong to a different generation.
a ) to come from or be related to a particular time or place:
This painting clearly belongs to a later period.
4. ) belong to someone if a particular time, aspect of life, way of thinking, etc. belongs to a particular group, they are the people who control it or who are the most suitable for it:
The future belongs to you.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • belong to — be a member of. → belong belong to be the property of. → belong …   English new terms dictionary

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  • Belong — Be*long , v. t. To be deserved by. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] More evils belong us than happen to us. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • belong — [v1] be part of, be in proper place accord, agree, appertain, apply, associate, attach to, be a component, be a constituent, be akin, be an adjunct of, be a part, bear, bear upon, become, be connected with, befit, be fitting, be linked with, be… …   New thesaurus

  • belong — [bē lôŋ′, bilôŋ′] vi. [ME bilangen < be , intens. + longen, to be suitable < OE langian, to belong] 1. to have a proper or suitable place [the chair belongs in the corner, she belongs in the movies] 2. to be part of; be related or connected …   English World dictionary

  • belong — index comport (agree with), constitute (compose), correspond (be equivalent), pertain Burton s Legal Thesaurus …   Law dictionary

  • belong to — index affiliate, apply (pertain), join (associate oneself with) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • belong — (v.) mid 14c., to go along with, properly relate to, from be intensive prefix, + longen to go, from O.E. langian pertain to, to go along with, of unknown origin. Senses of be the property of and be a member of first recorded late 14c. Cognate… …   Etymology dictionary

  • belong — pertain, appertain, relate, apply, *bear …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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