belong
Syllables: be·long/bɪˈlɒŋ/
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British/bɪˈlɔŋ/
belong verb: to have its proper place.
Verb
belong (third-person singular simple present belongs, present participle belonging, simple past and past participle belonged)
- To have its proper place.
- Where does this book belong? It belongs on the top shelf.
- Synonyms:
- go
- To be accepted in a group.
- You don’t belong here — get out.
- To be a part of a group.
- I don’t belong to the Southside Crew.
- To live in or be from a place.
- " We have," he says, "in these parts a provincial usage of the word "belong:" as, "belong to Halifax," "belong to Leeds: "or, more commonly, "belong Halifax," "belong Leeds:" meaning, live there.[1866, Henry Alford, A Plea for the Queen's English
- Ah! this is the elder of the two - not the one who belongs to Cornwall - I can see that chap still there, holding on to yonder spar.1878, James Francis Cobb, The Watchers on the Longships
- To be the property of, or be bound to by dependency or as an attribute.
- That house belongs to me.
- Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines.1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC
- To be the spouse or partner of.
- John wanted to ask Mary out on a date, but learned that Mary belonged to another man.
- (followed by to) To be an element of (a set). The symbol ∈ means belongs to.
- Suppose x belongs to #92;mathbb#123;R#125;…
- To be deserved by.
- More evils belong us than happen to us.1953, Ben Jonson, Timber: Or, Discoveries, page 70
- To do something habitually or customarily.
- Belong. To be accustomed; to be due. He belongs to go every day. The 'bus belongs to start soon.1895, Joseph Thomas, Randigal Rhymes and a Glossary of Cornish Words, page 68
- […] she belong to behave now she's growed up.1942, Charles Lee, Cornish Tales, page 234
Preposition
belong
belong meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
belong in Tamil
- உரியதாயிரு, கூறாயிரு, சேர்ந்தது
belong in Urdu
- اہلیت رکھنا, کسی کا ہونا, ملکیت ہونا
belong in Bengali
- যুক্ত হওয়া, অধিকারভুক্ত হওয়া, অংশভুক্ত হওয়া, অধিবাসী হইয়া থাকা, সংসৃষ্ট হওয়া
belong in Telugu
- to belong, pertain, be part
- చేరు cēru
More languagesFewer languages
- belong in Malayalam
- ഭാഗമായിരിക്കുക, ഉടമകളായിരിക്കുക, സംബന്ധിച്ചതായിരിക്കുക, അംഗീകരിക്കപ്പെട്ടവരായിരിക്കുക
- belong in Kannada
- ತಕ್ಕ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿರು, ಸೂಕ್ತ ಜಾಗದಲ್ಲಿರು, ಸೇರಿರು, ದಕ್ಕಾಗಿರು
- belong in Assamese
- লাগ lag, লগা loga
- belong in Nepali
- पर्नु parnu
- belong in Arabic
- اِنْتَمَى intamā
- belong in Malay
- punya
Examples of belong in a sentence
- These properties were known to have belonged to a toddy drawer.1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 4, in Pulling the Strings:
- Those who had persevered with the course and had acquired some skill were now almost deferentially called ‘Maban (expert) belonga clay’.1977, N. Kolig, Playing Alonga Mud:
- There’s the bloke that’s kill that feller, uncle belong you an me.1986, B. Shaw, Countrymen:
- It wasn’t wood belong to that fire pile.1991, D. B. Rose, Hidden Histories:
Synonyms of belong
Forms of belong
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | belongs |
| present participle | belonging |
| past participle | belonged |
| past | belonged |
| Preposition | |
| alternative form | blung |
| alternative form | b'longta |
| alternative form | b'longa |
| alternative form | belonga |
| alternative form | blonga |
Origin of belong
From Middle English belongen, bilongen, from Middle English be- + longen (“to be fitting, be suitable”), from Old English langian (“to pertain to, suit”), equivalent to be- + long (“to belong”). Compare Saterland Frisian beloangje (“to attain, reach, meet”), Dutch belangen (“to concern”), German belangen (“to sue, concern”).
Compare Australian Kriol blanga, Bislama blong, Tok Pisin bilong, and Torres Strait Creole blong.
Words formed from belong
Phrases with belong
Words that rhyme with belong
Questions about belong
- What does belong mean?
- Belong means to have its proper place.
- What is belong in Tamil?
- Belong in Tamil is உரியதாயிரு, கூறாயிரு, சேர்ந்தது. See Belong meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use belong in a sentence?
- These properties were known to have belonged to a toddy drawer.
- What part of speech is belong?
- Belong can be a verb or a preposition.
- How do you pronounce belong?
- Belong is pronounced /bɪˈlɒŋ/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of belong?
- The past tense of belong is belonged.
Words near belong in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: belong (page history and authors); belong (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); belong (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); belong (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); చేరు (Telugu) (page history and authors); belong (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); belong (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); লগা (Assamese) (page history and authors); पर्नु (Nepali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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