Definition of belong Belong

/bɪlɔˈŋ/ - [bilong] - be•long

We found 24 definitions of belong from 6 different sources.

What does belong mean?

Verb belongs, belonging, belonged
belong - be owned by; be in the possession of; "This book belongs to me"
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
belong - be rightly classified in a class or category; "The whales belong among the mammals"
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
belong - be suitable or acceptable; "This student somehow doesn't belong"
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
belong - 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?"
		go
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
belong - be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place); "They belong to the same political party"
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
belong - be a part or adjunct; "the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"; "These pages don't belong"
		belong to
		inhere be inherent in something
		appertain, pertain be a part or attribute of

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belong (Verb)
To have its proper place.
belong (Verb)
To be accepted in a group.
belong (Verb)
You don’t belong here — get out.
belong (Verb)
Followed by to To be a part of a group.
belong (Verb)
I don’t belong to them!
belong (Verb)
To be the property of.
belong (Verb)
Followed by to To be an element of a set. The symbol \in means belongs to.
belong (Verb)
To be deserved by.

belong (v. i.)
To be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great Britain.
belong (v. i.)
To be a part of, or connected with; to be appendant or related; to owe allegiance or service.
belong (v. i.)
To be the concern or proper business or function of; to appertain to.
belong (v. i.)
To be suitable for; to be due to.
belong (v. i.)
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.
belong (v. t.)
To be deserved by.

belong
Being the legitimate property of someone, regardless of whether or not the thing is in the owner's possession.
belong
To be a part of...

belong
be-long′, v.i. to go along with: to pertain to: to be one's property: to be a part of, or appendage of, or in any way connected with: to be specially the business of: (U.S.) to be a native of, or have a residence in.—n.pl. Belong′ings, circumstances or relations of any person: possessions: persons connected, relatives: accessories. [Bi-, be-longen, intens. of longen, with pfx. be-. See Long.]