Analysis Complete

belong

/ belong /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
be owned by; be in the possession of
"This book belongs to me"
Type of:
be
Derived:
property belongings holding material possession
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 2
be classified with
"The whales belong among the mammals"
Type of:
be
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
be suitable or acceptable
"This student somehow doesn''t belong"
Type of:
be
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
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"
"Where do these books go?"
Type of:
be
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
originate (in)
"The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
Type of:
exist be
Kinds of:
inhere pertain appertain
Derived:
lie
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Semantic Complexity
43%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
14
Times Searched
3
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