belong
belong is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 7 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 32 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To be a part of, or connected with; to be appendant or related; to owe allegiance or service. A desert place belonging to . . . Bethsaids. Luke ix.
- 2.The mighty men which belonged to David. 1 Kings i.
- 3.3. To be the concern or proper business or function of; to appertain to. "Do not interpretations belong to God " Gen. xl.
- 4.4. To be suitable for; to be due to. Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age. Heb. v.
- 5.No blame belongs to thee. Shak.
- 6.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. Bastards also are settled in the parishes to which the mothers belong. Blackstone.
- 7.To be deserved by. [Obs.] More evils belong us than happen to us. B. Jonson.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- and
- appertain
- appurtenance
- combine
- component
- compose
- composition
- constituent
- constitute
- contents
- element
- enter
- feature
- form
- forming
- inclusive
- ingredient
- inhere
- integral
- integrant
- into
- leaven
- make
- member
- merge
- parcel
- part
- participate
- personnel
- share
- the
- unite
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is belong.
- What is to be a part of, or connected with; to be appendant or related; to owe allegiance or service. A desert place belonging to . . . Bethsaids. Luke ix called?
- What is the mighty men which belonged to David. 1 Kings i called?
- What is 3. To be the concern or proper business or function of; to appertain to. "Do not interpretations belong to God " Gen. xl called?
- What is 4. To be suitable for; to be due to. Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age. Heb. v called?
- What is to be deserved by. [Obs.] More evils belong us than happen to us. B. Jonson called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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