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

1. intransitive verb. To be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great Britain.
2. intransitive verb. To be a part of, or connected with; to be appendant or related; to owe allegiance or service.
3. intransitive verb. To be the concern or proper business or function of; to appertain to.
4. intransitive verb. To be suitable for; to be due to.
5. intransitive 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.
6. transitive verb. To be deserved by.
7. verb. be owned by; be in the possession of

   "This book belongs to me"

8. verb. be a part or adjunct

   "the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"

   "These pages don't belong"

9. verb. be rightly classified in a class or category

   "The whales belong among the mammals"

10. verb. be suitable or acceptable

    "This student somehow doesn't belong"

11. verb. 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: go

12. verb. be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place)

    "They belong to the same political party"

Synonyms

go

Common word forms

belongs, belonged, belonger, belonging

Words from these letters

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