Emily Dickinson Lexicon

belong (belonged, -s), v. [ME.] (webplay: building, forgiveness, other, world).

1. Appertain; be related.
2. Pertain; be a possession of.
3. Be dear; attach emotionally.
4. Have a right to.
5. Be a product of; be a part of; (see Genesis 40:8).
6. Remain; continue; endure; persist; have a permanent place.
7. Originate; fit in.
8. Phrase. “Belong to”: be the property of.
9. Phrase. “Belong to”: come from; be a child of; be the responsibility of.