Word Frequency
belong (bɪˈlɒŋ
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Definitions
verb
- foll by to to be the property or possession (of)
- foll by to to be bound to (a person, place, or club) by ties of affection, dependence, allegiance, or membership
- foll by to, under, with, etc to be classified (with) ⇒
this plant belongs to the daisy family
- foll by to to be a part or adjunct (of) ⇒
this top belongs to the smaller box
- to have a proper or usual place ⇒
that plate belongs in the cupboard
- (informal) to be suitable or acceptable, esp socially ⇒
although they were rich, they just didn't belong
Word Origin
C14 belongen, from be- (intensive) + longen; related to Old High German bilangēn to reach; see long³Synonyms
View thesaurus entryTranslations for 'belong'
- British English: belong If something belongs somewhere, that is where it should be.The artefact belongs in a museum.bɪˈlɒŋ VERBshould be
- Arabic: يَنْتَمِي إِلى
- Brazilian Portuguese: pertencer
- Chinese: 属于
- Croatian: spadati
- Czech: patřit --
- Danish: tilhøre
- Dutch: thuishoren
- European Spanish: pertenecer
- Finnish: kuuluajollekulle tai johonkin
- French: appartenir
- German: gehören
- Greek: ανήκω
- Italian: appartenere
- Japanese: 所属する
- Korean: 알맞은 위치에 있다
- Norwegian: høre hjemme
- Polish: należeć
- Portuguese: pertencer
- Romanian: a își avea locul
- Russian: принадлежать
- Spanish: pertenecer
- Swedish: höra hemma
- Thai: เป็นของ
- Turkish: ait olmak
- Ukrainian: належати
- Vietnamese: thuộc về
- British English: belong If something belongs to you, it is yours.The book belongs to her.bɪˈlɒŋ VERBis owned
- Arabic: يَنْتَمِي إِلى
- Brazilian Portuguese: pertencer a
- Chinese: 属于
- Croatian: pripadati
- Czech: patřit
- Danish: tilhøre
- Dutch: horen bij
- European Spanish: pertenecer a
- Finnish: kuulua (jollekulle tai johonkin)
- French: appartenir à
- German: gehören (zu)
- Greek: ανήκω σε
- Italian: appartenere a
- Japanese: ･･･のものである
- Korean: (…의) 것이다
- Norwegian: tilhøre
- Polish: należeć do (kogoś)
- Portuguese: pertencer a
- Romanian: a aparține
- Russian: быть собственностью
- Spanish: pertenecer a
- Swedish: tillhöra
- Thai: เป็นสมาชิกของ
- Turkish: ait olmak
- Ukrainian: бути власністю
- Vietnamese: thuộc về
- British English: belongbɪˈlɒŋ If you belong to a group of people, you are one of them.I used to belong to the tennis club. VERBbe a member
- Arabic: يَنْتَسِبُ إلى
- Brazilian Portuguese: pertencer
- Chinese: 属于
- Croatian: pripadati
- Czech: patřitke komu
- Danish: være medlem af
- Dutch: behoren tot
- European Spanish: pertenecer
- Finnish: kuulua
- French: appartenir à un groupe
- German: angehören
- Greek: ανήκω
- Italian: far parte di
- Japanese: ･･･に属する
- Korean: 속하다
- Norwegian: tilhøre
- Polish: należeć
- Portuguese: pertencer
- Romanian: a aparține
- Russian: принадлежать
- Spanish: pertenecer
- Swedish: tillhöra
- Thai: เป็นสมาชิก เป็นส่วนหนึ่ง
- Turkish: ait olmak
- Ukrainian: бути частиною
- Vietnamese: thuộc
Example Sentences Including 'belong'
And the hottest bodies on the planet apparently belong to Angelina Jolie and Tom Cruise.Globe and Mail (2003)
Anything parked there would belong to people staying overnight.Confessional
But that information doesn't belong in an ad depicting cheery travellers.Globe and Mail (2003)
Early on, a dog can be taught that certain areas of the house belong to the leader.THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend (2002)
In addition, he ruled that experts will not be allowed in future to declare that prints definitely belong to a particular person.Glasgow Herald (2002)
Killing herself would be the final, terrible confirmation that she just didn't belong.LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)
Swear to God I don't think you or that girlie even belong in here.Stone City
The schools and hospitals we cherished now belong to the banks.Glasgow Herald (2002)
They are made of linked rings of carbon atoms, and belong to a class of molecules called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).New Scientist (2004)
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