Belong
verb
To be rightfully put into a particular position or class.
You belong in this advanced class due to your high grades.
Often appears as...
- belong in
- belong to
verb
To be a member of (a particular group or organization).
She belongs to a book club.
Often appears as...
- belong to a club
- belong to a community
verb
To be the possession or rightful property of.
Does this pen belong to you?
Often appears as...
- belong to someone
- belong to somebody else
verb
To be properly or comfortably situated.
The plant belongs in a sunny area.
Often appears as...
- belong in a place
- belong in a position
verb
To be rightfully put into a particular position or class.
You belong in this advanced class due to your high grades.
Often appears as...
- belong in
- belong to
verb
To be a member of (a particular group or organization).
She belongs to a book club.
Often appears as...
- belong to a club
- belong to a community
verb
To be the possession or rightful property of.
Does this pen belong to you?
Often appears as...
- belong to someone
- belong to somebody else
verb
To be properly or comfortably situated.
The plant belongs in a sunny area.
Often appears as...
- belong in a place
- belong in a position
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Pro Tip 1/2Context Matters
Different contexts affect the use of 'belong,' such as school, work, or social classifications.
After the promotion, he felt he finally belonged among the company's executives.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Location
'Belong' is not just physical placement; it's about the right fit in abstract terms too.
Even though she could play guitar, she really belonged on the piano.
Pro Tip 1/2Context Matters
Different contexts affect the use of 'belong,' such as school, work, or social classifications.
After the promotion, he felt he finally belonged among the company's executives.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Location
'Belong' is not just physical placement; it's about the right fit in abstract terms too.
Even though she could play guitar, she really belonged on the piano.
Pro Tip 1/2Context Matters
Different contexts affect the use of 'belong,' such as school, work, or social classifications.
After the promotion, he felt he finally belonged among the company's executives.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Location
'Belong' is not just physical placement; it's about the right fit in abstract terms too.
Even though she could play guitar, she really belonged on the piano.
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Boniface Mwangi: The day...
and amplified across the country, across the continent. Where I used to stand up alone seven years ago, now I belong to a community of many people who stand up with me. I am no longer alone when I stand up to speak about these things. I belong to a group of young people who are passionate about the country, who want to bring about change,
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The benefits of a...
chances are you belong to the world's bilingual and multilingual majority. And besides having an easier time traveling or watching movies without subtitles, knowing two or more languages means that your brain may actually look and work differently than those of your monolingual friends.
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How to recognize a...
Some promised to erase all social distinctions, while others sought to unite people around a mythical heritage. The results were real-world dystopias where life passed under the watchful eye of the State and death came with ruthless efficiency to any who didn't belong.
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How to use a semicolon -...
then, they become enlightening, finally, you'll find yourself falling for these delightful punctuation marks." Even though the commas separate different parts of the sentence, it's easy to lose track of what belongs where. But then the semicolon edges in to the rescue.
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Why do people join...
Other methods may be more intense using techniques of coercive persuasion involving guilt, shame, and fear. And in many cases, members may willingly submit out of desire to belong and to attain the promised rewards. The cult environment discourages critical thinking,
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Why do we feel...
and rewarding experiences they shared with others, nostalgia can boost psychological well-being. Studies have shown that inducing nostalgia in people can help increase their feelings of self-esteem and social belonging, encourage psychological growth,
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This is Sparta: Fierce...
mentally sharp, and emotionally resilient. And it was their absolute duty to defend and promote Sparta at all costs. So in the first years of their lives, children were raised to understand that their loyalty belonged first to Sparta,
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How Do Cartels Get Their...
CARTEL MARIANA VAN Here's where things get interesting. Remember when I said that you never ask what cartel someone belongs to? I didn't. This guy just decided to tell me that he works for one
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My life as an outsider PIPE...
in the world of women is marked by the dressing-table in the corner that belonged to my stepsister these are some of the titles I'll be sharing with you today that informed the work and I'll
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Top 5 Slithering Snake...
it's this one the rattlesnake rattlesnakes belong to a group called pit vipers found all over the new world
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Boniface Mwangi: The day...
and amplified across the country, across the continent. Where I used to stand up alone seven years ago, now I belong to a community of many people who stand up with me. I am no longer alone when I stand up to speak about these things. I belong to a group of young people who are passionate about the country, who want to bring about change,
Video examples
The benefits of a...
chances are you belong to the world's bilingual and multilingual majority. And besides having an easier time traveling or watching movies without subtitles, knowing two or more languages means that your brain may actually look and work differently than those of your monolingual friends.
Video examples
How to recognize a...
Some promised to erase all social distinctions, while others sought to unite people around a mythical heritage. The results were real-world dystopias where life passed under the watchful eye of the State and death came with ruthless efficiency to any who didn't belong.
Video examples
How to use a semicolon -...
then, they become enlightening, finally, you'll find yourself falling for these delightful punctuation marks." Even though the commas separate different parts of the sentence, it's easy to lose track of what belongs where. But then the semicolon edges in to the rescue.
Video examples
Why do people join...
Other methods may be more intense using techniques of coercive persuasion involving guilt, shame, and fear. And in many cases, members may willingly submit out of desire to belong and to attain the promised rewards. The cult environment discourages critical thinking,
Video examples
Why do we feel...
and rewarding experiences they shared with others, nostalgia can boost psychological well-being. Studies have shown that inducing nostalgia in people can help increase their feelings of self-esteem and social belonging, encourage psychological growth,
Video examples
This is Sparta: Fierce...
mentally sharp, and emotionally resilient. And it was their absolute duty to defend and promote Sparta at all costs. So in the first years of their lives, children were raised to understand that their loyalty belonged first to Sparta,
Video examples
How Do Cartels Get Their...
CARTEL MARIANA VAN Here's where things get interesting. Remember when I said that you never ask what cartel someone belongs to? I didn't. This guy just decided to tell me that he works for one
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My life as an outsider PIPE...
in the world of women is marked by the dressing-table in the corner that belonged to my stepsister these are some of the titles I'll be sharing with you today that informed the work and I'll
Video examples
Top 5 Slithering Snake...
it's this one the rattlesnake rattlesnakes belong to a group called pit vipers found all over the new world
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Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They came through you but not from you and though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
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Marilyn Monroe
American Actress
I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else.
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Voltaire
French Writer
Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
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Mother Teresa
Albanian Saint
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.
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Simon Sinek
English Author
The most basic human desire is to feel like you belong. Fitting in is important.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German Writer
Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.
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Colin Trevorrow
American Director
Jurassic Park' doesn't belong to America; it belongs to the whole world.
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John W. Foster
American Diplomat
A man without decision can never be said to belong to himself.
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Robert Casey
American Politician
Who belongs to the community of the commonly protected?
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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
German Critic
Absolute truth belongs to Thee alone.
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Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They came through you but not from you and though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
Quote examples
Marilyn Monroe
American Actress
I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else.
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Voltaire
French Writer
Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
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Mother Teresa
Albanian Saint
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.
Quote examples
Simon Sinek
English Author
The most basic human desire is to feel like you belong. Fitting in is important.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German Writer
Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.
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Colin Trevorrow
American Director
Jurassic Park' doesn't belong to America; it belongs to the whole world.
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John W. Foster
American Diplomat
A man without decision can never be said to belong to himself.
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Robert Casey
American Politician
Who belongs to the community of the commonly protected?
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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
German Critic
Absolute truth belongs to Thee alone.
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