belong

intr.v., -longed, -long·ing, -longs.

1. 1. To be proper, appropriate, or suitable: A napkin belongs at every place setting.
   2. To be in an appropriate situation or environment: That plant belongs outdoors.
2. 1. To be a member of a group, such as a club.
   2. To fit into a group naturally: No matter what I did, I just didn't belong.
3. To have in one's possession. Often used with to: "The earth belongs to the living" (Thomas Jefferson).
4. To be a part of something else: These blades belong to the food processor.

[Middle English bilongen : probably bi-, be- + longen, to belong (probably from long, dependent , from Old English gelang, along, depending).]

verb

To have a proper or suitable place: fit, go. See order/disorder.

IN BRIEF: To be a part of or connected with.

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.

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The verb has 5 meanings:

Meaning #1: be owned by; be in the possession of

Meaning #2: originate (in)
  Synonyms: dwell, consist, lie, lie in

Meaning #3: be suitable or acceptable

Meaning #4: be in the right place or situation
  Synonym: go

Meaning #5: be classified with

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - tilhøre, høre hjemme

idioms:

• belong to    tilhøre

Nederlands (Dutch)
thuishoren, geaccepteerd worden (sociaal), lid zijn, zich thuis voelen

Français (French)
v. intr. - appartenir à, être à, aller avec, faire partie de, être membre de, être originaire, relever de, être l'affaire de, dépendre de

idioms:

• belong to    appartenir à, relever de

Deutsch (German)
v. - gehören, hingehören

idioms:

• belong to    gehören zu, angehören

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανήκω, έχω θέση, κατάγομαι από, ταιριάζω, υπάγομαι

idioms:

• belong to    ανήκω σε, κατάγομαι από

Italiano (Italian)
stare, sentirsi a casa propria

idioms:

• belong to    far parte di, appartenere a

Português (Portuguese)
v. - pertencer a, ser membro de, dizer respeito a

idioms:

• belong to    pertencer a, ser membro de

Русский (Russian)
принадлежать, годиться

idioms:

• belong to    принадлежать к чему-либо

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - pertenecer, ser miembro, ser socio, ir bien, sentirse en su casa

idioms:

• belong to    pertenecer a, ser de, ser propiedad de, formar parte de

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tillhöra, ha sin plats, höra hemma

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
属于, 住, 合适, 适宜

idioms:

• belong to    属于

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 屬於, 住, 合適, 適宜

idioms:

• belong to    屬於

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 소속하다, 있어야 하다, 관계하고 있다

idioms:

• belong to    소유이다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 属する, ある, あるべきである, ふさわしい, 一員である

idioms:

• belong to    所属する, …にふさわしい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخص, انتسب الى, عاد الى, انتمى الى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮היה חבר ב-, היה מקומו ב-, היה מתאים ל-‬

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