1. (

• belong

) be owned by; be in the possession of; "This book belongs to me" ;

2. (

• belong ,

) be suitable or acceptable; "This student somehow doesn't belong" ;

3. (

• belong ,
• go ,

) be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs;

4. (

• belong ,

) be rightly classified in a class or category; "The whales belong among the mammals" ;

5. (

• belong ,

) be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place); "They belong to the same political party" ;

6. (

• belong_to ,
• belong ,

) be a part or adjunct; "the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"; "These pages don't belong" ;