Belong

//bɪˈlɒŋ// prep, verb

Definitions

Preposition
  1. 1
    Of, belonging to.

    "Jim Campbell, Charlie, Dick, ... Fred, lubra b’longa him, me, thass all."

Verb
  1. 1
    To have its proper place. intransitive

    "Where does this book belong? It belongs on the top shelf."

  2. 2
    be owned by; be in the possession of wordnet
  3. 3
    To have its proper place.; To be accepted in a group. intransitive

    "You don’t belong here — get out."

  4. 4
    be a part or adjunct wordnet
  5. 5
    To have its proper place.; To be a part of a group. intransitive, with-to

    "I don’t belong to them!"

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  1. 6
    be rightly classified in a class or category wordnet
  2. 7
    To be part of, or the property of. intransitive, with-to

    "That house belongs to me."

  3. 8
    be suitable or acceptable wordnet
  4. 9
    To be the spouse or partner of. intransitive, with-to
  5. 10
    be in the right place or situation wordnet
  6. 11
    (followed by to) To be an element of (a set). The symbol ∈ means belongs to. intransitive

    "Suppose x belongs to #92;mathbb#123;R#125;…"

  7. 12
    be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place) wordnet
  8. 13
    To be deserved by. obsolete, transitive

    "More evils belong us than happen to us."

  9. 14
    To do something habitually or customarily. Cornwall

    "Belong. To be accustomed; to be due. He belongs to go every day. The 'bus belongs to start soon."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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”).

Etymology 2

Compare Australian Kriol blanga, Bislama blong, Tok Pisin bilong, and Torres Strait Creole blong.

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