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belong

/bɪˈlɔŋ/verb2 syllables

Belong means: be in the right place or situation.

Synonyms for belong2

verb, as in be in the right place or situation

verb, as in be a part or adjunct

belong to

What does belong mean?6

verb

1

be in the right place or situation“Where do these books belong?”

2

be a part or adjunct“the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection”

3

be owned by; be in the possession of“This book belongs to me”

4

be suitable or acceptable“This student somehow doesn't belong”

5

be rightly classified in a class or category“The whales belong among the mammals”

6

be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place)“They belong to the same political party”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with belong?14

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Belong in a sentence

  • Our governments belong to us, not us to them.unknown
  • This umbrella doesn't belong to you, does it?CK
  • These sunglasses don't belong to you, do they?CK
  • These fragments belong to a vase which has broken, unfortunately.sundown
  • The future does not belong to the faint-hearted, it belongs to the brave.Clavain
  • Mestizos don't belong to any caste, and so they tend to be marginalized.DJ_Saidez
  • According to the inscription, it used to belong to a famous navigator.chaule3
  • We found some skis and a snowboard, do they belong to anyone?tieguy

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Forms of belong

as a verb

past tense
belonged
present participle
belonging
third-person singular
belongs