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Found 4 hits - Term: belong, Database: *, Strategy: exact
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
belong \belong"\, v. i. imp.  p. p. belonged; p. pr.  vb.
   n. belonging. oe. belongen akin to d. belangen to
   concern, g. belangen to attain to, to concern; pref. be- +
   longen to desire. see long, v. i.

   note: usually construed with to.
   1. to be the property of; as, jamaica belongs to great
      britain.
      1913 webster

   2. to be a part of, or connected with; to be appendant or
      related; to owe allegiance or service.
      1913 webster

            a desert place belonging to . . . bethsaids. --luke
                                                  ix. 10.
      1913 webster

            the mighty men which belonged to david. --1 kings i.
                                                  8.
      1913 webster

   3. to be the concern or proper business or function of; to
      appertain to. "do not interpretations belong to god ?"
      --gen. xl. 8.
      1913 webster

   4. to be suitable for; to be due to.
      1913 webster

            strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age.
                                                  --heb. v. 14.
      1913 webster

            no blame belongs to thee.             --shak.
      1913 webster

   5. to be native to, or an inhabitant of; esp. to have a legal
      residence, settlement, or inhabitancy, whether by birth or
      operation of law, so as to be entitled to maintenance by
      the parish or town.
      1913 webster

            bastards also are settled in the parishes to which
            the mothers belong.                   --blackstone.
      1913 webster
see also:
belonged belonging long 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
belong \belong"\, v. t.
   to be deserved by. obs.
   1913 webster

         more evils belong us than happen to us.  --b. jonson.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
belong
     v 1: be owned by; be in the possession of; "this book belongs to
          me"
     2: originate in; "the problems dwell in the social injustices
        in this country" syn: dwell, consist, lie, lie in
     3: be suitable or acceptable; "this student somehow doesn't
        belong"
     4: 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?"
        syn: go
     5: be classified with; "the whales belong among the mammals"
see also:
dwell consist lie lie in go 
[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
53 moby thesaurus words for "belong":
   accord, affect, agree, answer to, appertain, appertain to,
   apply to, be a member, be inscribed, be there, bear on, bear upon,
   become, befit, belong to, carry a card, chime, concern, connect,
   correspond, correspond to, deal with, fit, fit in, go, harmonize,
   have connection with, have its place, have place, hold membership,
   indwell, inhere, interest, involve, liaise with, link with, match,
   pertain, pertain to, refer to, regard, relate to, respect, set,
   subscribe, suit, tally, tie in with, touch, touch upon, treat of,
   vest, vest in





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