1
[ verb ] be owned by; be in the possession of

Examples

"This book belongs to me"

Used in print

(Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)

Nevertheless , even at the nadir of the circuit the spiral of history belongs to God , and he still rules .

(Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)

During the following week , six tons of hay belonging to one rancher were burned ; some buildings , farm tools , two horses , plows , and hay owned by Bonito_Lavato , a friendly interpreter for the company , and Pedro_Chavez ' hay were stolen or destroyed ; and a store was broken into and robbed .

(Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)

He knew at a glance that the biggest sandals belonged to Niobe , the neatest ones to Concetta , and the laced ones to Romeo , Concetta 's idiot brother .

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2
[ verb ] originate (in)

Synonyms

lie_in lie consist dwell

Examples

"The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"

Used in print

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

But there surely can be no_doubt about the slender southpaw belonging with the all_time great lefthanders in the game 's history .

(High Fidelity, 11:10...)

This recording surely belongs in everyone 's collection .

(LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)

Agents that are known to cause frequent infections among laboratory workers such_as those causing Q_fever , tularemia , brucellosis , glanders , coccidioidomycosis , etc. , belong in this category .

(Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)

He had gone_into the Japanese navy , had been trained as an officer , had participated in one or two battles - he never went into detail regarding his military experience - and at the age of twenty-five , quite as a bolt out_of_the_blue , he had walked into the mission as if he belonged here and had become a Christian .

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3
[ verb ] be suitable or acceptable

Examples

"This student somehow doesn't belong"

Used in print

(The New York Times...)

Sergei_Vikulov , as the lone male , meets the competition well with some brilliant hits , but the work is designed to belong to the ladies .

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4
[ verb ] be in the right place or situation

Synonyms

go

Examples

"Where do these books belong?" "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government" "Where do these books go?"

Used in print

(Norman Kent, "The Watercolor Art of Roy M. Mason"...)

For me , these will belong more completely to their surroundings if they are conceived in this early stage , though I freely admit that I do not hesitate to add or eliminate figures on the full sheet when it serves my final purpose .

(Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)

`` To get a marriage back where it belongs '' , comments Dr._Schillinger of the Lincoln_Institute , `` the husband must take some very basic steps .

(William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)

Let his bones and his memory rest in the fifteenth century where they belong ; he is out_of_place in our times .

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5
[ verb ] be classified with

Examples

"The whales belong among the mammals"

Used in print

(The New York Times...)

The Riegger , with its Latin hesitation bounce , is just this side of the pale ; like his sweet , attractive Romanza , it belongs to what the composer called his `` Non-Dissonant ( Mostly ) '' category of works .

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