belong

belong
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. i. form part of; be someone's; relate to. See possession, relation.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
1. [To be properly placed]
Syn. fit, go, reside, normally exist, have (its) place, pertain, appertain, bear, apply, relate, inhere, bear upon, regard, correlate with, go with, have to do with, be associated with, linked with, merge with, have respect to, have applicability to, be a part of, be a constituent of, be a component of, be an attribute of, be an adjunct of, permeate, touch, be linked, to be joined to, be allied to, be akin to, be related to, refer, concern, associate, be relevant.
Ant. disturb*, intrude, be incongruous.
2. [To be accepted in a group; said of persons ]
Syn. be a member, fit in, have a place, be one of, be born so, take one's place with, be associated with, be affiliated with, be classified among, be counted among, be included in, be contained in, owe allegiance to, owe support to, be bound to, be a part of, be one of the family*, be in with*.
Ant. differ*, rebel, not fit in.
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To have a proper or suitable place: fit1, go. See ORDER.

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