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[ 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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[ verb ] originate (in)
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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[ 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 . Related terms |
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[ verb ] be in the right place or situation
Synonyms 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 . Related terms |
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[ 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 . Related terms |
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