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title: belong — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «belong» in the school dictionary: To belong to someone is to be owned by them. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# belong

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**Who acts:** them, milk, books, rest, many cards, 8 players · **What happens:** belong, be, own, take, feel, not belong · **To what, where:** member, right place, fridge, home, Sam, Ana

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«belong» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 10 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [belong in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/belong.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To belong to someone is to be owned by them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belong:m1:1
# text = To belong to someone is to be owned by them.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	belong	belong	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	owned	own	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | to someone | tree rules |
| 3 | **own** | to-infinitive · passive | them *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To belong to a group is to be a member of it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belong:m2:1
# text = To belong to a group is to be a member of it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	belong	belong	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | to a group | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | a member |  |  |  | of member | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To belong is to be in the right place: «The milk belongs in the fridge».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belong:m3:1
# text = To belong is to be in the right place: «The milk belongs in the fridge».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	belong	belong	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	fridge	fridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | the right place |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **belong** *in a quote* | present | the milk |  |  | the fridge |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To belong is to feel at home and welcome.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belong:m4:1
# text = To belong is to feel at home and welcome.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	belong	belong	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	welcome	welcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | home and welcome |  | feel *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
12 of the books belong to Sam.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belong:x1:1
# text = 12 of the books belong to Sam.
1	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	belong	belong	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | present | the books |  | Sam |  |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rest belong to his sister.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belong:x2:1
# text = The rest belong to his sister.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	belong	belong	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | present | the rest |  |  |  |  | to rest's sister | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many cards belong to Ana?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belong:x3:1
# text = How many cards belong to Ana?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	belong	belong	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Ana	Ana	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | present | many cards |  | Ana |  |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
8 players belong to the chess club.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belong:x4:1
# text = 8 players belong to the chess club.
1	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	belong	belong	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	chess	chess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | present | 8 players |  |  |  |  | to the chess club | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Who does this coat belong to?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belong:x5:1
# text = Who does this coat belong to?
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
4	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	belong	belong	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | present · do-support |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cups belong in the top cupboard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belong:x6:1
# text = The cups belong in the top cupboard.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cups	cup	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	belong	belong	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	top	top	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cupboard	cupboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | present | the cups |  |  | the top cupboard |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A whale belongs to the mammal group.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belong:x7:1
# text = A whale belongs to the mammal group.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	whale	whale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	mammal	mammal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | present | a whale |  |  |  |  | to the mammal group | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Take all your belongings off the bus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belong:x8:1
# text = Take all your belongings off the bus.
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	4	det:predet	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	belongings	belonging	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | your belongings |  | the bus |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent belonging=Theme off bus=Initial\_Location |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Everyone should feel they belong in our class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belong:x9:1
# text = Everyone should feel they belong in our class.
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	belong	belong	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | should | Everyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **belong** | present | they |  |  | our class |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which shape does not belong?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belong:x10:1
# text = Which shape does not belong?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	belong	belong	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **belong** | present · do-support | which shape |  |  |  |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

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