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What does "belong" mean?

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Rebecca

To "belong" means to be in the right place, to fit in, to be valued, or to be a member or an important part of something. So in this context, "belong" means that they are meant to be together. Ex: After living here for a year, I finally feel like I belong here. Ex: They broke up because they realized they don't belong together.

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