belong

Everyday

1. To belong to someone is to be owned by them. tree →
2. To belong to a group is to be a member of it. tree →
3. To belong is to be in the right place: «The milk belongs in the fridge». tree →
4. To belong is to feel at home and welcome. tree →

In the lessons

tells whose things they are, or which group something is part of; in sorting and sets, which group a thing belongs to; phrases «belong to», «belongings» (things you own), «feel like you belong»

Examples

• 12 of the books belong to Sam. tree →
• The rest belong to his sister. tree →
• How many cards belong to Ana? tree →
• 8 players belong to the chess club. tree →
• Who does this coat belong to? tree →
• The cups belong in the top cupboard. tree →
• A whale belongs to the mammal group. tree →
• Take all your belongings off the bus. tree →
• Everyone should feel they belong in our class. tree →
• Which shape does not belong? tree →

Note

Splits a total into parts by owner. Trap: «the rest belong to» means total minus the named part. «Belongings» means the things you own.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: "The secret things belong unto the LORD" is read as saying that God's hidden ways are beyond us, while we are responsible for doing the revealed Torah. In the primary lessons: tells whose things they are, or which group something is part of; in sorting and sets, which group a thing belongs to; phrases «belong to», «belongings» (things you own), «feel like you belong»

Examples

• But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the holy things belonged unto them: they bore them upon their shoulders. (Torah NUM.7.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• All the souls belonging to Jacob that came into Egypt, that came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six. (Torah GEN.46.26, JPS 1917) tree →
• The secret things belong unto the LORD our God; but the things that are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law. (Torah DEU.29.29, JPS 1917) tree →
• Now the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. (Prophets 1KI.16.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• To the Lord our God belong compassions and forgivenesses; for we have rebelled against Him; (Writings DAN.9.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• God is unto us a God of deliverances; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues of death. (Writings PSA.68.21, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Splits a total into parts by owner. Trap: «the rest belong to» means total minus the named part. «Belongings» means the things you own.