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belong

Letters that make belong

o, b, e, g, l, n are letters that make 'belong'

Words within belong

el, ng, be, EL, long, on, Bel, Be are words within 'belong'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of belong

belongs is a word created by adding a letter to 'belong'

belong is a 6 letter word starting with b
belong is a 6 letter word ending with g

6 possible definitions for 'belong'

Belong as "be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place)"

Under this definition, belong is a verb and has the following properties:

belong as a type

'belong' can be a type of be.

Example of belong used within this context

"They belong to the same political party"

Belong as "be in the right place or situation"

Under this definition, belong is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

go has the same meaning as belong

belong as a type

'belong' can be a type of be.

Example of belong used within this context

"Where do these books belong?", "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government", "Where do these books go?"

Belong as "be suitable or acceptable"

Under this definition, belong is a verb and has the following properties:

belong as a type

'belong' can be a type of be.

Example of belong used within this context

"This student somehow doesn't belong"

Belong as "be rightly classified in a class or category"

Under this definition, belong is a verb and has the following properties:

belong as a type

'belong' can be a type of be.

Example of belong used within this context

"The whales belong among the mammals"

Belong as "be a part or adjunct"

Under this definition, belong is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

belong to has the same meaning as belong

Types of belong

inhere, pertain, appertain are types of 'belong'.

Example of belong used within this context

"the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection", "These pages don't belong"

Belong as "be owned by, be in the possession of"

Under this definition, belong is a verb and has the following properties:

belong as a type

'belong' can be a type of be.

Derivatives of belong

property, belongings, holding are derivatives of 'belong'.

Example of belong used within this context

"This book belongs to me"