gehören

Definitions of gehören
  1. verb
    be in the right place or situation
    synonyms: gehen
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    type of:
    befinden, beziehen, einnehmen, sein
    occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
  2. verb
    be rightly classified in a class or category
    synonyms: rechnen, zählen
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    type of:
    sein, verhalten
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  3. verb
    be a part or adjunct
    synonyms: angehören, dazugehören, sein, zugehören
  4. verb
    judge to be probable
    synonyms: abhängen, ankommen, ausrechnen, kalkulieren, rechnen, richten, zählen
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    types:
    berücksichtigen, dazuzählen
    allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
    type of:
    begutachten, beurteilen, bilden, schließen, urteilen
    form a critical opinion of
  5. verb
    require as useful, just, or proper
    synonyms: beanspruchen, benötigen, brauchen, erfordern, kosten, verlangen
    nehmen
    take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
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    antonyms:
    ausschalten
    do away with
    types:
    nehmen
    take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
  6. verb
    accord or comport with
    synonyms: eignen, geziemen, schicken, ziemen, zukommen
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    type of:
    entsprechen, passen, übereinstimmen
    be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
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