Belong, 1) to be the property of: “to thee I so b.” Sonn. 88, 13. “a better state to me --s than that which on thy humour doth depend,” 92, 7. “the broken bosoms that to me b.” Compl. 254. LLL II, 224. V, 2, 381. Tw. V, 9. R2 III, 4, 93. H4B IV, 5, 233. H4A V, 5, 26. H6A III, 1, 165. H6B III, 2, 140. H8 I, 1, 39. Rom. III, 2, 103. Tim. I, 2, 95. Ant. I, 3, 78.
2) to be the quality or business of: “to hear with eyes --s to love's fine wit,” Sonn. 23, 14. “to you it doth b. yourself to pardon,” 58, 11. “we know what --s to a watch,” Ado III, 3, 40. “there is no need of any such redress, or if there were, it not --s to you,” H4B IV, 1, 98. “and know the office that --s to such,” H6A III, 1, 55.
3) to be due: “to things of sale a seller's praise --s,” LLL IV, 3, 240. “thy beauty sounded, yet not so deeply as to thee --s,” Shr. II, 194. “all appertinents --ing to his honour,” H5 II, 2, 88. “disdaining duty that to us --s,” H6B III, 1, 17. “here is more --s to her,” Tit. II, 3, 122. “the duty which to a mother's part --s,” Cor. V, 3, 168. “no blame --s to thee,” Tim. II, 2, 231. “knows what --s to reason,” III, 1, 38. “a solemn earnestness, more than indeed --ed to such a trifle,” Oth. V, 2, 228.
4) to make part of: “we know what --s to a frippery,” Tp. IV, 224. “all things that b. to house and house-keeping,” Shr. II, 357. “this thorn doth to our rose of youth rightly b.” All's I, 3, 136. “I b. to the larder,” H8 V, 4, 4. “my noble steed with all his trim --ing,” Cor. I, 9, 62. “any other part --ing to a man,” Rom. II, 2, 42.
5) to be appendant to, connected with: “such danger to resistance did b.” Lucr. 1265. “here it is, and all that --s to it,” All's II, 2, 38. “I am proof against that title and what shame else --s to it,” Wint. IV, 4, 873. “an if there be no great offence --s to it, give your friend some touch of your late business,” H8 V, 1, 12. “and showed what necessity --ed to it,” Tim. III, 2, 15. “wilt thou hear more? all that --s to this,” Cymb. V, 5, 147.
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