belong en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /bɪˈlɑŋ/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /bɪˈlɒŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation, Wales)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /bɪˈlɒŋ/ NG-coalescence
- bĭ-lôngʹ (US)
- /bɪˈlɔŋ/ (British, Scotland, Southern, Standard)
- /bɪˈlɔŋ/ without the cot–caught merger
- /bɪˈlɒŋɡ/ without the NG-coalescence
- (US) audio cot-caught
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English be- Proto-Germanic *langōną Proto-West Germanic *langōn Old English langian Middle English longen Middle English belongen English 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”).
Meanings
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(intransitive) To have its proper place.
Where does this book belong? It belongs on the top shelf.
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(intransitive, of a person) To have its proper place. ▸ To be accepted in a group.
You don’t belong here — get out.
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(intransitive, with-to) To have its proper place. ▸ To be a part of a group.
I don’t belong to the Southside Crew.
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(dated, informal, intransitive, obsolete, qualifier:perhaps) To have its proper place. ▸ To live in or be from a place.
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:" 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:
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(intransitive, with-to) To be the property of, or be bound to by dependency or as an attribute.
A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff. These properties were known to have belonged to a toddy drawer. He had disappeared.
1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 4, in Pulling the Strings: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:That house belongs to me.
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(intransitive, with-to) To be the spouse or partner of.
John wanted to ask Mary out on a date, but learned that Mary belonged to another man.
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(intransitive) (followed by to) To be an element of (a set). The symbol ∈ means belongs to.
Suppose x belongs to #92;mathbb#123;R#125;…
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(obsolete, transitive) To be deserved by.
More evils belong us than happen to us.
1953, Ben Jonson, Timber: Or, Discoveries, page 70:
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(Cornwall) To do something habitually or customarily.
[…] she belong to behave now she's growed up.
1942, Charles Lee, Cornish Tales, page 234: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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| belonging | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| belonged | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| belonged | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| belongs | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
all your base are belong to us · belongingness · belonging · belonger · belonginess
Descendants
blong · belong · bilong · belânge · blong · blanga · bilong
Synonyms
Translations (160)
eo aparteni al (be the property of) · da tilhøre (have its proper place) · es pertenecer [with a] (be the property of) · nl horen (have its proper place) · ca pertànyer (have its proper place) · af behoort (set theory: be an element of) · nl horen (be accepted in a group) · pt pertencer (have its proper place) · gl pertencer (be the property of) · de dazugehören (have its proper place) · ro aparține (be part of a group) · nl horen bij (be part of a group) · hy պատկանել (be the property of) · mk припаѓа (be the property of) · cmn 屬於 /属于 (be the property of) · de dazugehören (be accepted in a group) · fr s'intégrer (be accepted in a group) · fr appartenir (be part of a group) · sc appartènnere (be the property of) · sv höra (have its proper place) · liv kūlõ (be the property of) · la insum (be accepted in a group) · az məxsus olmaq (be the property of) · la insum (set theory: be an element of) · bg принадлежа́ (be part of a group) · pdc aabelange (be the property of) · gd buin (set theory: be an element of) · tt belän (set theory: be an element of) · grc πρόσκειμαι (be the property of) · it appartenere a (be the property of) · de ist Element von (set theory: be an element of) · gl pertencer (have its proper place) · sc appartènnere (be the property of) · la insum (have its proper place) · nl behoren tot (set theory: be an element of) · cs patřit (be the property of) · fi kuulua (be the property of) · af behoort (be the guardian, spouse or partner of) · da høre hjemme (be accepted in a group) · ca pertànyer (be accepted in a group) · de gehören (be the property of) · ms punya (be the property of) · el ανήκω (be the property of) · yi באַלאַנגען (have its proper place) · qu kapuy (have its proper place) · cmn 屬於 /属于 (be part of a group) · gd buin (be accepted in a group) · es pertenecer [with a] (set theory: be an element of) · ca pertànyer (set theory: be an element of) · lv piederēt (be part of a group) · bg собственост съм на (be the property of) · fi kuulua (be part of a group) · ru принадлежа́ть (be the property of) · gd buin (be part of a group) · sv tillhöra (set theory: be an element of) · pdc aabelange (be part of a group) · es ser de/suyo (be the property of) · az mənsub olmaq (be the property of) · sv höra hemma (have its proper place) · he שייך (be the property of) · nl toebehoren aan (be the property of) · nl bij iemand zijn (be the guardian, spouse or partner of) · arz ينتمي (have its proper place) · da tilhøre (set theory: be an element of) · sh spadati (have its proper place) · af hoort (have its proper place) · es pertenecer [with en or a] (be accepted in a group) · de gehören (be part of a group) · nl horen bij (be the guardian, spouse or partner of) · cs patřit (have its proper place) · sc dittare (be the property of) · uk нале́жати (be part of a group) · nl thuishoren bij (be part of a group) · sh pripadati (be the property of) · gd buin (be the property of) · mk припаѓа (have its proper place) · de gehören zu (be the property of) · fi kuulua (be the guardian, spouse or partner of) · da passe (have its proper place) · sc ispettare (be the property of) · bg принадлежа́ (set theory: be an element of) · nn tilhøyre (be the property of) · es ser de/suyo (be the guardian, spouse or partner of) · sh pripadati (have its proper place) · ko 속하다 (be part of a group) · ru принадлежа́ть (be part of a group) · et kuuluma (be the property of) · es pertenecer [with a] (be the guardian, spouse or partner of) · ru быть «свои́м» (have its proper place) · sc pertoccàre (be the property of) · de sind Element von (set theory: be an element of) · fr appartenir à (be the property of) · cs patřit (be part of a group) · nl thuishoren (be accepted in a group) · uk бу́ти части́ною (be the property of) · nl thuishoren (have its proper place) · es pertenecer [with en or a] (have its proper place) · es pertenecer [with en or a] (be part of a group) · da have sin plads (have its proper place) · hu tartozik (be the property of) · da høre til (be the property of) · sv tillhöra (be the property of) · la insum (be the guardian, spouse or partner of) · la insum (be part of a group) · da tilhøre (be the property of) · af behoort (be accepted in a group) · ar اِنْتَمَى (have its proper place) · fi kuulua (set theory: be an element of) · sv tillhöra (be accepted in a group) · fr avoir sa place (have its proper place) · sk patriť (be the property of) · gl pertencer (set theory: be an element of) · gd buin (have its proper place) · es ser tal para cual (be the guardian, spouse or partner of) · yi געהערן (be part of a group) · ca pertànyer (be the property of) · fr trouver sa place (be accepted in a group) · ca pertànyer (be part of a group) · lv piederēt (be the property of) · pt pertencer (be part of a group) · eo aparteni al (set theory: be an element of) · uk нале́жати (be the property of) · gl pertencer (be accepted in a group) · cs patřit (set theory: be an element of) · ja 所属する (be part of a group) · sv höra till (set theory: be an element of) · af behoort (be the property of) · nl van iemand zijn (be the property of) · fi lukeutua (have its proper place) · yi געהערן (be accepted in a group) · cs patřit (be the guardian, spouse or partner of) · da henhøre (be the guardian, spouse or partner of) · ro face parte (be part of a group) · sv höra hit (be accepted in a group) · fi kuulua (be accepted in a group) · bg членувам (be part of a group) · nb tilhøre (be the property of) · pt pertencer (set theory: be an element of) · de hingehören (be accepted in a group) · yi געהערן (be the property of) · pl należeć (be part of a group) · gl pertencer (be part of a group) · fr faire partie (be accepted in a group) · ru принадлежа́ть (set theory: be an element of) · pdc aabelange (have its proper place) · ja 属する (be part of a group) · af behoort (be part of a group) · is tilheyra (be the property of) · pdc aabelange (be accepted in a group) · eo ani (be part of a group) · pt pertencer (be the property of) · de hingehören (have its proper place) · fr appartenir à (set theory: be an element of) · de dazugehören (be part of a group) · pt pertencer (be accepted in a group) · bg принадлежа́ (have its proper place) · be нале́жаць (be the property of) · nl behoren (be accepted in a group) · fi kuulua (have its proper place) · pl należeć impf do (be the property of)