Hyphenation of belong

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word belong? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

be-long

Definitions of belong:

1.	Be owned by Be in the possession of This book belongs to me
2.	Be suitable or acceptable This student somehow doesn't belong
3.	Be in the right place or situation Where do these books belong? Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government Where do these books go?
4.	Be rightly classified in a class or category The whales belong among the mammals
5.	Be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place) They belong to the same political party
6.	Be a part or adjunct The uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection These pages don't belong

Synonyms of belong:

verb	be
verb	dwell, consist, lie, lie in, exist, be
verb	be
verb	go, be
verb	be

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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