v.
   - 
(belong to)
 be the property of. ▸be the rightful possession of; be due to. 
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(belong to)
 be a member of. ▸(of a person) fit or be acceptable in a specified place or environment. 
- (of a thing) be rightly placed in or assigned to a specified position.
Derivative
  
    - belonging n.
- belongingness n.
 
  Etymology
  ME: from be- + long ‘belong’, based on OE gelang ‘together with’.