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The synonyms of “Belong” are: go, belong to, be owned by, be the property of, be the possession of, be in the ownership of, be held by, be at the disposal of, be in the hands of, be a member of, be in, be included in, be affiliated to, be allied to, be associated with, be connected to, be linked to, be an adherent of, fit in, be suited to, have a rightful place, have a home, be part of, associateship, have a place, be located, be situated, be found, lie, stand, be included, be classed, be classified, be categorized
Belong as a Verb
Definitions of "Belong" as a verb
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “belong” as a verb can have the following definitions:
- Be due to.
- Be the property of.
- (of a thing) be rightly placed in a specified position.
- Be a part or adjunct.
- Have the right personal or social qualities to be a member of a particular group.
- Be rightly classified in a class or category.
- Be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place.
- (of a contest or period of time) be dominated by.
- Be rightly assigned to a specified category.
- Be owned by; be in the possession of.
- Be in the right place or situation.
- (of a person) have an affinity for a specified place or situation.
- Be a member of (a particular group or organization.
- Be suitable or acceptable.
Synonyms of "Belong" as a verb (34 Words)
associateship | Bring or come into association or action. |
be a member of | Be priced at. |
be affiliated to | Have life, be alive. |
be allied to | Have an existence, be extant. |
be an adherent of | Represent, as of a character on stage. |
be associated with | Be priced at. |
be at the disposal of | Be priced at. |
be categorized | Be identical or equivalent to. |
be classed | Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function. |
be classified | Represent, as of a character on stage. |
be connected to | Have life, be alive. |
be found | Be identical or equivalent to. |
be held by | Occupy a certain position or area. |
be in | Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun. |
be in the hands of | Be identical to; be someone or something. |
be in the ownership of | Occupy a certain position or area. |
be included | Have an existence, be extant. |
be included in | Be identical to; be someone or something. |
be linked to | Happen, occur, take place. |
be located | Have an existence, be extant. |
be owned by | Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun. |
be part of | Occupy a certain position or area. |
be situated | Happen, occur, take place. |
be suited to | Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun. |
be the possession of | Represent, as of a character on stage. |
be the property of | Be identical or equivalent to. |
belong to | Be in the right place or situation. |
fit in | Be agreeable or acceptable to. |
go | Go through in search of something search through someone s belongings in an unauthorized way. I tried to persuade the Chancellor not to go. |
have a home | Be confronted with. |
have a place | Have left. |
have a rightful place | Get something; come into possession of. |
lie | (of a thing) rest flat on a surface. Don t lie to your parents. |
stand | Be standing be upright. The law stands. |
Usage Examples of "Belong" as a verb
- This student somehow doesn't belong.
- The vehicle did not belong to him.
- They belong to the same political party.
- This book belongs to me.
- She is a stranger, and doesn't belong here.
- He belonged to the local cricket club.
- You and me, we belong together.
- Such statements do not belong in a modern student textbook.
- Where do these books belong?
- The whales belong among the mammals.
- Most of the credit belongs to Paul.
- The race belonged completely to Fogarty.
- Young people are generally very anxious to belong.
- Let's put health care where it belongs–under the control of the government.
- He put the rifle back in the locker where it belonged.
- These pages don't belong.
- The uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection.
- These compounds belong to a class of chemical mediators called kairomones.
Associations of "Belong" (30 Words)
accommodate | (of a building or other area) provide lodging or sufficient space for. The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories. |
await | (of an event or circumstance) be in store for (someone. Many dangers await them. |
awning | A sheet of canvas or other material stretched on a frame and used to keep the sun or rain off a shop window, doorway, or ship’s deck. |
befit | Be appropriate for; suit. As befits a Quaker he was a humane man. |
bind | Of a quantifier be applied to a given variable so that the variable falls within its scope For example in an expression of the form For every x if x is a dog x is an animal the universal quantifier is binding the variable x. Clay is made up chiefly of tiny soil particles that bind together tightly. |
carry | An act of carrying something from one place to another. These bonds carry warrants. |
cling | A clingstone peach. Sucker like discs help them to cling on. |
contain | Include or contain have as a component. The government has already taken steps to contain the disease. |
detention | A punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home. His detention was politically motivated. |
embrace | An act of accepting something willingly or enthusiastically. They embraced. |
encompass | Include comprehensively. This area of London encompasses Piccadilly to the north and St James s Park to the south. |
entangle | Twist together or entwine into a confusing mass. Fish attempt to swim through the mesh and become entangled. |
gnash | (of teeth) strike together; grind. The dog s jaws were primed to gnash. |
grab | A mechanical device for gripping an object. I ll grab another drink while there s still time. |
grasp | The act of grasping. She grasped the bottle. |
grip | A hairgrip. She was gripped by a feeling of excitement. |
have | Have left. Are you going to have a party. |
hold | Support or hold in a certain manner. I hold him personally responsible. |
implicate | Show (someone) to be involved in a crime. By saying that coffee would keep her awake Mary implicated that she didn t want any. |
impound | Lock up (someone. Vehicles parked where they cause an obstruction will be impounded. |
include | Have as a part, be made up out of. Other changes included the abolition of the death penalty. |
let | Used in the imperative to formulate various expressions. I had to wake up my flatmate Veronica to let me in. |
maintenance | Means of maintenance of a family or group. Crucial conditions for the maintenance of democratic government. |
own | Have ownership or possession of. His father owns a restaurant. |
possess | Have ownership or possession of. He possesses great knowledge about the Middle East. |
postponement | The action of postponing something; deferral. The postponement of the elections. |
retain | Keep in one’s mind. This soil retains water. |
retention | The continued possession, use, or control of something. The retention of direct control by central government. |
take | Ascertain or determine by measuring computing or take a reading from a dial. Winner takes all. |
tie | Unite written notes by a tie. He stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie. |