Dictionary Entry
belong
belong is a 6-letter English word with 12 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great Britain. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 13 · 12 senses
Definitions
- 1intransitive verb
To be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great Britain.
- 2intransitive verb
To be a part of, or connected with; to be appendant or related; to owe allegiance or service.
- 3intransitive verb
To be the concern or proper business or function of; to appertain to.
- 4intransitive verb
To be suitable for; to be due to.
- 5intransitive verb
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.
- 6transitive verb
To be deserved by.
- 7verb
be owned by; be in the possession of
"This book belongs to me"
- 8verb
be a part or adjunct
"the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"
"These pages don't belong"
- 9verb
be rightly classified in a class or category
"The whales belong among the mammals"
- 10verb
be suitable or acceptable
"This student somehow doesn't belong"
- 11verb
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"
Synonyms
- 12verb
be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place)
"They belong to the same political party"
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