belongeth

Verb

belong (third-person singular simple present belongs, present participle belonging, simple past and past participle belonged)

1. (intransitive) To have its proper place.
   • Where does this book belong? It belongs on the top shelf.

   Synonyms:

   go

   1. (intransitive) To be accepted in a group.
      • You don’t belong here — get out.
   2. (intransitive, with-to) To be a part of a group.
      • I don’t belong to the Southside Crew.
   3. (dated, informal, intransitive, obsolete, perhaps) To live in or be from a place.
      • " We have," he says, "in these parts a provincial usage of the word "belong:" as, "belong to Halifax," "belong to Leeds: "or, more commonly, "belong Halifax," "belong Leeds:" meaning, live there.[1866, Henry Alford, A Plea for the Queen's English
2. (intransitive, with-to) To be the property of, or be bound to by dependency or as an attribute.
   • That house belongs to me.
3. (intransitive, with-to) To be the spouse or partner of.
   • John wanted to ask Mary out on a date, but learned that Mary belonged to another man.

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