Belong

Pronunciation

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Verb

1. Template:Intransitive If $x$ belongs to $y$, it is $y$'s

   The umbrella belongs to John; it's his.

2. Template:Intransitive If someone belongs to something like a club, they are a member.

   Mary belongs to Greenpeace.

   What does it cost to belong to the library?

   English belongs to the Indo-European language family.

3. Template:Intransitive If something belongs, it is in the right place.

   That dog doesn't belong in the kitchen.

   Where does this book belong?

   I'm a simple girl; I don't belong in this rich house.

Related words

• belongings