Meaning & Definition of Belong in English

1. Be owned by

• Be in the possession of

• "This book belongs to me"

2. Be suitable or acceptable

• "This student somehow doesn't belong"

3. 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?"

4. Be rightly classified in a class or category

• "The whales belong among the mammals"

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

• "They belong to the same political party"

6. Be a part or adjunct

• "The uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"

• "These pages don't belong"