BELONG

Be owned by; be in the possession of

Example: "This book belongs to me"

Be suitable or acceptable

Example: "This student somehow doesn't belong"

Be in the right place or situation

Example: "Where do these books belong?"

• go  3

Be rightly classified in a class or category

Example: "The whales belong among the mammals"

Be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place)

Example: "They belong to the same political party"

Be a part or adjunct

Example: "The uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"

• belong to

• inhere  9
• appertain  13
• pertain  9