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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be part of, be in proper place |
| Synonyms: | accord, agree, appertain, apply, associate, attach to, be a component, be a constituent, be a part, be akin, be an adjunct of, be connected with, be fitting, be linked with, be related, be relevant, bear, bear upon, become, befit, chime, concern, correlate, correspond, exist, fit, go, go with, harmonize, have relationship to, have respect to, have to do with, inhere, match, permeate, pertain, refer, regard, reside, set, suit, touch, vest |
| Main Entry: | go |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree, harmonize |
| Synonyms: | accord, be adapted for, be designed for, belong, blend, chime, complement, conform, correspond, dovetail, enjoy, fit, jibe, like, match, mesh, relish, set, square, suit |
| Antonyms: | disagree, mismatch |
| Main Entry: | lie |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be situated |
| Synonyms: | be, be beside, be buried, be established, be even, be fixed, be found, be interred, be level, be located, be on, be placed, be seated, be smooth, belong, beset, exist, extend, have its seat in, occupy, prevail, reach, remain, spread, stretch |
| Notes: | to lay is to place something; to lie is to recline |
Example Sentences
- She said such people did not belong in academe, whatever their other accomplishments.
- But more differences imply that a new specimen may belong to a new category altogether.
- Even before a gender determination is made, researchers must figure out if remains belong to a human or a nonhuman animal.
| Main Entry: | pertain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be relevant to |
| Synonyms: | affect, appertain, apply, associate, be appropriate, be part of, be pertinent, bear on, befit, belong, combine, concern, connect, inhere with, join, refer, regard, relate, touch, vest |
| Main Entry: | rank |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be worthwhile; have supremacy |
| Synonyms: | antecede, be classed, be worth, belong, come first, count among, forerun, go ahead of, go before, have the advantage, outrank, precede, stand, take the lead |
| Main Entry: | refer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | concern, apply |
| Synonyms: | answer, appertain, be a matter of, be about, be directed to, be relevant, bear upon, belong, connect, correspond with, cover, deal with, encompass, have a bearing on, have reference, have relation, have to do with, hold, include, incorporate, involve, pertain, point, regard, relate, take in, touch |
| Main Entry: | stand |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be in force, exist |
| Synonyms: | be located, be situated, be valid, belong, continue, endure, fill, halt, hold, last, obtain, occupy, pause, prevail, remain, rest, stay, stop, take up |
| Antonyms: | refuse, reject, veto |
| Main Entry: | vest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | authorize, entrust |
| Synonyms: | belong, bestow, confer, consign, empower, endow, furnish, invest, lodge, pertain, place, put in the hands of, settle |
| Antonyms: | disapprove |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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