What is the meaning of belong?

verb

  • Be owned by; be in the possession of.
    • usage: "This book belongs to me"
  • Be suitable or acceptable.
    • usage: "This student somehow doesn't belong"
  • Be in the right place or situation.
    • usage: "Where do these books belong"; "Let's put health care where it belongs-under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go"
    • synonyms: go
  • Be rightly classified in a class or category.
    • usage: "The whales belong among the mammals"
  • Be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place. )
    • usage: "They belong to the same political party"
  • Be a part or adjunct.
    • usage: "the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"; "These pages don't belong"
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