belongs

present tense third-person singular of belong
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as in goes
to have or be in a usual or proper place your shoes belong in the closet, not in the middle of the living room where people will trip on them

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as in pertains
to be the property of a person or group of persons those textbooks belong to the school system and not to the students

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“Belongs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belongs. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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