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English to English verb
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be owned by; be in the possession of |  | Example: This book belongs to me
source: wordnet30
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be suitable or acceptable |  | Example: This student somehow doesn't belong
source: wordnet30
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be in the right place or situation |  | Example: Where do these books belong? Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government Where do these books go?
source: wordnet30
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be rightly classified in a class or category |  | Example: The whales belong among the mammals
source: wordnet30
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be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place) |  | Example: They belong to the same political party
source: wordnet30
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be a part or adjunct |  | Example: the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection These pages don't belong
source: wordnet30
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To be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great Britain. |  | source: webster1913
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To be deserved by. |  | source: webster1913
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