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be·long  (b-lông, -lng)

intr.v. be·longed, be·long·ing, be·longs

1.

a. To be proper, appropriate, or suitable: A napkin belongs at every place setting.

b. To be in an appropriate situation or environment: That plant belongs outdoors.

2.

a. To be a member of a group, such as a club.

b. To fit into a group naturally: No matter what I did, I just didn't belong.

3. To have in one's possession. Often used with to: "The earth belongs to the living" Thomas Jefferson.

4. To be a part of something else: These blades belong to the food processor.

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[Middle English bilongen : probably bi-, be- + longen, to belong (probably from long, dependent, from Old English gelang, along, depending; see del-¹ in Indo-European roots).]

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belong

Verb

1. (foll. by to)to be the property of

2. (foll. by to)to be bound to (a person, organization, etc.) by ties of affection, association, membership, etc.: the nations concerned belonged to NATO

3. (foll. by to, under, with)etc. to be classified with: it belongs to a different class of comets

4. (foll. by to)to be a part of: this lid belongs to that tin

5. to have a proper or usual place

6. Informal to be acceptable, esp. socially [Middle English belongen]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	belong - be owned by; be in the possession of; "This book belongs to me" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	2.	belong - be suitable or acceptable; "This student somehow doesn't belong" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	3.	belong - be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?" go be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"
	4.	belong - be rightly classified in a class or category; "The whales belong among the mammals" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	5.	belong - be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place); "They belong to the same political party" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	6.	belong - be a part or adjunct; "the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"; "These pages don't belong" belong to inhere - be inherent in something appertain, pertain - be a part or attribute of

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belong

verb go with, fit into, be part of, relate to, attach to, be connected with, pertain to, have as a proper place

Translations

belong [bɪˈlɔŋ] vi to belong to → pertenecer a [+ club etc]; ser socio de;

this book belongs here → este libro va aquí

belong [bɪˈlɔŋ] vi to belong to → appartenir à [+ club etc]; faire partie de;

this book belongs here → ce livre va ici, la place de ce livre est ici

belong [bɪˈlɔŋ] vi to belong to (person) → gehören +dat;

(club etc) → angehören +dat;

this book belongs here → dieses Buch gehört hierher

belong [bɪˈlɔŋ] vi to belong to → appartenere a [+ club etc]; essere socio di;

this book belongs here → questo libro va qui

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belong

v belong [biˈloŋ]

1 (with to) to be the property of This book belongs to me. behoort يَتْبَعُ، يَخَصُّ принадлежа patřit (komu) tilhøre gehören ανήκω pertenecer, ser propiedad (de) (kellelegi) kuuluma متعلق بودن به kuulua jollekulle appartenir à לִהיוֹת שַׁייָך स्वामित्व होना pripadati vmi vkié milik tilheyra, vera eign appartenere a 属する (...의) 소유물이다 priklausyti piederēt kepunyaan toebehoren tilhøre należeć pertencer a aparţine принадлежать patriť biti last (nekoga) pripadati tillhöra เป็นของ ait olmak, ...-in olmak 屬於 належати مِلک ہونا ، ملکیت ہونا thuộc quyền sở hữu 属于

2 (with to) to be a native, member etc of I belong to the sailing club. behoort ، ينتسب الى يَنْتَسِبُ إلى، يَنْتَمـي спадам příslušet (k), být členem tilhøre gehören είμαι κάτοικος, μέλος ser miembro, formar parte de (kuhugi) kuuluma عضو بودن kuulua johonkin faire partie de לְהִשתַּייֵך का सदस्य होना pripadati vkihez, vhová tartozik menjadi anggota tilheyra, vera félagi í fare parte di 所属する 소속하다 priklausyti piederēt ahli thuishoren, lid zijn van høre til należeć pertencer a face parte din быть частью patriť, byť členom biti član biti član, deo nečega tillhöra, vara medlem i เป็นสมาชิกของ üyesi olmak, (bir grup)tan olmak 是...一員 бути частиною تعلق ہونا là hội viên của 是...一员

3 (with with) to go together with This shoe belongs with that shoe. hoort يَتَلائَم вървя с hodit se k høre sammen gehören πηγαίνω με, ταιριάζω με ir con kokku kuuluma جزو چیزی بودن kuulua yhteen aller avec שַׁייָך संबद्ध होना ići skupa, pristajati összetartozik berpasangan eiga saman andare con 組みになっている (같은 부류에) 속하다 sudaryti porą, visumą attiekties; iederēties sekali horen bij høre sammen (med) stanowić całość fazer par a merge cu подходить hodiť sa k prilegati se biti na mestu höra ihop เข้ากันได้กับ uymak 應歸入 поєднуватся منسلک ہونا رابطہ ہونا có liên quan với 应归入

n pl beˈlongings

personal possessions She can't have gone away – all her belongings are still here. besittings أَمْتِعَه، مُمْتَلَكات принадлежности věci, majetek, zavazadla ejendele die Habseligkeiten υπάρχοντα pertenencias asjad دارایی؛ متعلقات tavarat affaires חֲפָצִים संपत्ति, माल vlasništvo holmi barang milik eigur cose 所有物 소지품 asmeniniai daiktai piederumi; manta; iedzīve barangan bezittingen eiendeler mienie pertences lucruri, catrafuse вещи, пожитки veci, majetok (osebne) stvari imovina tillhörigheter, grejor, saker สมบัติส่วนตัว kişisel eşyalar 所有物 речі; пожитки سامان ، ملکیت đồ dùng cá nhân 所有物