v. i. | 1. | To be the property of; |
2. | To be a part of, or connected with; to be appendant or related; to owe allegiance or service. | |
3. | To be the concern or proper business or function of; to appertain to. | |
4. | To be suitable for; to be due to. | |
5. | 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. | |
v. t. | 1. | To be deserved by. |
Verb | 1. | belong - be owned by; be in the possession of; "This book belongs to me" |
2. | belong - originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country" | |
3. | belong - be suitable or acceptable; "This student somehow doesn't belong" | |
4. | 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?" Synonyms: go | |
5. | belong - be classified with; "The whales belong among the mammals" |