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Verb
/biˈlôNG/,
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belonged, past participle; belongs, 3rd person singular present; belonged, past tense; belonging, present participle;
  1. (of a thing) Be rightly placed in a specified position
    • - learning to place the blame where it belongs
  2. Be rightly classified in or assigned to a specified category
    • - bony fish: the vast majority of living fish belong here
  3. (of a person) Fit in a specified place or environment
    • - she is a stranger, and doesn't belong here
    • - you and me, we belong together
    • - we feel a real sense of belonging
  4. Have the right personal or social qualities to be a member of a particular group
    • - young people are generally very anxious to belong
  5. Be a member or part of (a particular group, organization, or class)
    • - they belong to garden and bridge clubs
  6. Be the property of
    • - the vehicle did not belong to him
  7. Be the rightful possession of; be due to
    • - most of the credit belongs to Paul
  8. (of a contest or period of time) Be dominated by
    • - the race belonged completely to Ferguson

  1. be owned by; be in the possession of; "This book belongs to me"
  2. be suitable or acceptable; "This student somehow doesn't belong"
  3. 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?"
  4. be rightly classified in a class or category; "The whales belong among the mammals"
  5. be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place); "They belong to the same political party"
  6. belong to: be a part or adjunct; "the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"; "These pages don't belong"
  7. (belonging) happiness felt in a secure relationship; "with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging"
  8. Belong is an American experimental music duo composed of Turk Dietrich and Michael Jones. The group formed in New Orleans in 2002. Their debut album, October Language, was recorded in 2004 and released in 2006. The duo's sound blends ambient and glitch styles, with a focus on guitar textures. ...
  9. Out of Time is the seventh album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on Warner Bros. Records in 1991. With Out of Time R.E.M.'s status grew from that of a cult band to a massive international act. The record topped the album sales charts in both the U.S. ...
  10. (Belonging (album)) Belonging is an album by American pianist Keith Jarrett which was released on the ECM label in 1974. It is the first album by Jarrett's 'European Quartet' featuring Jan Garbarek, Palle Danielsson and Jon Christensen. ...
  11. (Belonging (Angel)) "Belonging" is episode 19 of season 2 in the television show Angel.
  12. (Belonging (TV series)) Belonging is an English-language Welsh television drama series, produced by BBC Wales and broadcast on BBC One Wales.
  13. To have its proper place; (of a person) To be accepted in a group; (followed by to) To be a part of a group; (followed by to) To be the property of; (followed by to) To be the spouse or partner of; (followed by to) To be an element of (a set). The symbol means belongs to; of, belonging to
  14. (belonging) The action of the verb to belong; (almost always used in the plural) Something physical that is owned
  15. (Belonging) The primary operation of Belonging is to assert a Will and Identity that say, to someone, somewhere, “I will be like you.” Much of the pain people experience is sourced from this drive to belong. ...
  16. (v.) if an EXIT or a CYCLE statement contains a construct name, the statement ``belongs'' to the DO construct using that name. Otherwise, it belongs to the innermost DO construct in which it appears.
  17. People in Christendom use this word to explain what religious organization they are affiliated with. <<I belong to the Catholic Church. ...