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Belong \Be*long"\, v. t.
To be deserved by. [Obs.]
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More evils belong us than happen to us. --B. Jonson.
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Belong \Be*long"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Belonged}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Belonging}.] [OE. belongen (akin to D. belangen to
concern, G. belangen to attain to, to concern); pref. be-
longen to desire. See {Long}, v. i.]

Note: [Usually construed with to.]
1. To be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great
Britain.
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2. To be a part of, or connected with; to be appendant or
related; to owe allegiance or service.
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A desert place belonging to . . . Bethsaids. --Luke
ix. 10.
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The mighty men which belonged to David. --1 Kings i.
8.
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3. To be the concern or proper business or function of; to
appertain to. "Do not interpretations belong to God ?"
--Gen. xl. 8.
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4. To be suitable for; to be due to.
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Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age.
--Heb. v. 14.
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No blame belongs to thee. --Shak.
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5. To be native to, or an inhabitant of; esp. to have a legal
residence, settlement, or inhabitancy, whether by birth or
operation of law, so as to be entitled to maintenance by
the parish or town.
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Bastards also are settled in the parishes to which
the mothers belong. --Blackstone.
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