belong (redirected from belongs)

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 [bɪˈlɒŋ]

vb (intr)

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

2. (foll by to) to be bound to (a person, place, or club) by ties of affection, dependence, allegiance, or membership

3. (foll by to, under, with, etc.) to be classified (with) this plant belongs to the daisy family

4. (foll by to) to be a part or adjunct (of) this top belongs to the smaller box

5. to have a proper or usual place that plate belongs in the cupboard

6. Informal to be suitable or acceptable, esp socially although they were rich, they just didn't belong

[C14 belongen, from be- (intensive) + longen; related to Old High German bilangēn to reach; see long³]

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

1. go, fit in, have a home, have a rightful place This piece really belongs in a museum.

2. go with, fit into, be part of, relate to, attach to, be connected with, pertain to, have as a proper place The judges could not decide which category it belonged in.

belong to someone be the property of, be owned by, be held by, be in the possession of, be at the disposal of, be in the ownership of The house has belonged to her family for four generations.

belong to something be a member of, be associated with, be included in, be allied to, be affiliated to, be an adherent of I used to belong to a youth club.

Translations

belong [bɪˈlɒŋ] VI

1. (= be possession) to belong to sb → pertenecer a algn
who does this belong to? → ¿a quién pertenece esto?, ¿de quién es esto?
the house/the book doesn't belong to you → la casa/el libro no te pertenece
the land belongs to him → la tierra es de su propiedad, la tierra le pertenece

2. (= be product) → ser
the handwriting belongs to a male → la letra es de hombre

3. (= be member) I used to belong to the Labour Party → estuve afiliado a or fui miembro del partido laborista
do you belong to a church? → ¿perteneces a alguna iglesia?
to belong to a club → ser socio de un club

4. (= be appropriate) we truly belong together → estamos verdaderamente hechos el uno para el otro
those ideas belong in the middle ages → esas ideas son de la edad media
the future belongs to technology → el futuro está en manos de la tecnología

5. (= fit in) I feel I belong here → aquí me siento en casa
he feels the need to belong → siente la necesidad de ser parte de algún grupo
I don't belong here → éste no es mi sitio

6. (= have rightful place) it belongs on the shelf → va en el estante
your toys don't belong in the living room → el sitio de tus juguetes no es el salón, tus juguetes no deberían estar en el salón
go back home where you belong → vuelve a casa, que es donde está tu sitio

7. (= be part) → ser
that top belongs to this bottle → ese tapón es el de esta botella
it belongs to the rodent family → pertenece a or es de la familia de los roedores
Henry and I belong to different generations → Henry y yo pertenecemos a distintas generaciones or somos de dos generaciones diferentes

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belong [bɪˈlɒŋ] vi

(to owner) to belong to sb → être à qn, appartenir à qn
The house belonged to her father → La maison appartenait à son père.
Who does it belong to? → C'est à qui?
That belongs to me → C'est à moi.

(to club, organization, party) to belong to (= be member of) → être membre de, faire partie de
Do you belong to any clubs? → Est-ce que vous faites partie d'un club?
She belongs to the Labour Party → Elle est membre du parti travailliste.

to belong in a category → appartenir à une catégorie
Which category does it belong in? → Cela appartient à quelle catégorie?

(= fit) [screw, part] → aller
Where does this belong? → Où est-ce que ça va?

(= be kept) [plate, cup, tablecloth] → se ranger
Where does this tablecloth belong? → Où est-ce que se range cette nappe?

(= fit in) [person] → être à sa place
I don't feel as though I belong here → Je ne me sens pas à ma place ici.
You don't belong here → Tu n'es pas à ta place ici.
to belong in jail (= deserve to be) → mériter d'être en prison

(= be suited to)
This piece belongs in the concert hall → Ce morceau serait plus adapté à une salle de concert.

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belong

vi

(= be the property of) → gehören (to sb jdm); who does it belong to? → wem gehört es?; the parks belong to everybody → die Parkanlagen sind für alle da

(= be part of) → gehören (to zu); (to town: person) → gehören (to nach), sich zu Hause fühlen (→ to in +dat); to belong together → zusammengehören; the lid belongs to this box → der Deckel gehört zu dieser Schachtel; to belong to a club → einem Klub angehören; why don’t you belong? → warum sind Sie nicht Mitglied?; concepts that belong to physics → Begriffe, die in die Physik gehören

(= be in right place) → gehören; I don’t belong here → ich gehöre nicht hierher, ich bin hier fehl am Platze; to feel that one doesn’t belong → das Gefühl haben, dass man fehl am Platze ist or dass man nicht dazugehört; you don’t belong here, so scram → Sie haben hier nichts zu suchen, also verschwinden Sie; the vase belongs on the mantelpiece → die Vase gehört auf den Sims; where does this one belong? → wo gehört das hin?; that doesn’t belong to my area of responsibility → das gehört nicht in meinen Verantwortungsbereich; this case belongs in the Appeal Court → dieser Fall gehört vor das Berufungsgericht; that doesn’t belong to this department → das gehört nicht in diese Abteilung; it belongs under the heading of … → das gehört or fällt in die Rubrik der …

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belong [bɪˈlɒŋ] vi

a. to belong to sb/sth (be the property of) → appartenere a qn/qc
who does this belong to? → questo di chi è?
to belong to a club → essere socio/a di un club

b. (have rightful place) put it back where it belongs → rimettilo al suo posto
it belongs on the shelf → va sullo scaffale
I felt I didn't belong → mi sentivo un estraneo

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belong [bɪˈlɒŋ] vi

a. to belong to sb/sth (be the property of) → appartenere a qn/qc
who does this belong to? → questo di chi è?
to belong to a club → essere socio/a di un club

b. (have rightful place) put it back where it belongs → rimettilo al suo posto
it belongs on the shelf → va sullo scaffale
I felt I didn't belong → mi sentivo un estraneo

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belong

v belong [biˈloŋ]

1 (withto) 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 jollekin 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 (withto) 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 olla jäsen faire partie de לְהִשתַּייֵך का सदस्य होना pripadati vkihez, vhová tartozik menjadi anggota tilheyra, vera félagi í fare parte di 所属する (클럽, 단체 등의) 일원이다 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 (withwith) 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 ...의 부류에 들다 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 是一起的 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 omaisuus affaires חֲפָצִים संपत्ति, माल vlasništvo holmi barang milik eigur cose 所有物 소유물 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 身家財產 речі; пожитки سامان ، ملکیت đồ dùng cá nhân 所有物

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belong → يخُص patřit tilhøre gehören ανήκω pertenecer kuulua appartenir pripadati appartenere 所属する 속하다 thuishoren høre hjemme należeć pertencer принадлежать höra hemma เป็นของ ait olmak thuộc về 属于