belong
/bɪˈlɒŋ//bɪˈlɔŋ/
verb
- 1
To have its proper place.
“Where does this document belong?”
- 2
(followed by to) To be part of, or the property of.
“That house belongs to me.”
- 3
(followed by to) To be the spouse or partner of.
- 4
(followed by to) To be an element of (a set). The symbol \in means belongs to.
“Suppose x belongs to \mathbb{R}... (— written: x \in \mathbb{R})”
- 5
To be deserved by.
preposition
- 1
(Australian Aboriginal, optionally followed by to) Of, belonging to.
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