belong to
Be part of
To belong to something is to be a member or part of it: She belongs to three professional organizations.
It also indicates ownership or possession: That book belongs to my sister.
Things belong to categories they fit within: Whales belong to the mammal class.
A person can belong to a place or time in the sense of being suited to it: He belongs to another era.
- affiliationFormal organizational connection
- assetItem of value owned
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- relationConnection or kin
- associationGroup with shared aim
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