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
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