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IPA transcription: [bɪ'lɔŋ]
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Verb
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be a part or adjunct
“the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection”
“These pages don't belong”
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be owned by; be in the possession of
“This book belongs to me”
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be suitable or acceptable
“This student somehow doesn't belong”
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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?”
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be rightly classified in a class or category
“The whales belong among the mammals”
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be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place)
“They belong to the same political party”
Usage examples
- Its denomination makes reference to the municipality of Grado, which belongs to the Principality of Asturias.
- There is no universal definition of intelligence, but everyone agrees that the ability of learning belongs to it.
- The Nuer language belongs to the following language families, going from smallest to largest.
- The language is a Southern Bantu language belonging to the Niger-Congo family of languages.
- He seems to have belonged to the Jutlandish gentry.
- Therefore it belongs to the pontificals.
- The boy went to his room and packed his belongings.
- That was where we belonged.
- It belonged to the city of Wolfratshausen.
- The Udege speak the Udege language, which belongs to the Tungusic language family.