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belong

[ bih-lawng, -long ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to be in the relation of a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (usually followed by to ):

    He belongs to the Knights of Columbus.

  2. to have the proper qualifications, especially social qualifications, to be a member of a group:

    You don't belong in this club.

  3. to be proper or due; be properly or appropriately placed, situated, etc.:

    Books belong in every home. This belongs on the shelf. He is a statesman who belongs among the great.



verb phrase

    1. to be the property of:

      The book belongs to her.

    2. to be a part or adjunct of:

      That cover belongs to this jar.

belong

/ ²úɪˈ±ôÉ’Å‹ /

verb

  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 byto, 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

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of belong1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English belongen, from be- be- + longen “to belong,†verb derivative of long (adjective), Old English gelang “belonging to, dependent onâ€; along ( def ), long 3( def )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of belong1

C14 belongen , from be- (intensive) + longen ; related to Old High German ²ú¾±±ô²¹²Ô²µÅ§²Ô to reach; see long ³
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Idioms and Phrases

see to the victor belong the spoils .
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Example Sentences

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“I belong to the Marine Corps. There’s cliques there. I guarantee if I go to IBM there there’s cliques there.â€

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There, the production found the ideal house, which belongs to a retired pilot who divides his time between the forest and the country’s bustling capital.

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"There is a lack of housing because homes are being hijacked - on the one hand tourist flats, and on the other hand all the empty flats belonging to vulture funds and the banks," he says.

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The industry consensus is that one of every 10 horses you buy will be a success, a word that Wellman says belongs in thick quotes.

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Halili and Reitsma don't wear aprons or pose with backyard chickens, but their content still belongs to the same social media universe as "tradwife" podcasts and similar propaganda for womanly submission.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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