BELONG
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Be*long" (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Belonged (&unr_;); 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.] [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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Be*long" (&unr_;), 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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