English Explanatory Dictionary

belong

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To have its proper place.
  2. To be accepted in a group.
  3. To be a part of a group.
  4. To be the property of, or be bound to by dependency or as an attribute.
  5. To be the spouse or partner of.
  6. (followed by to) To be an element of (a set). The symbol ∈ means belongs to.
  7. To be deserved by.
  8. To do something habitually or customarily.
prep
  1. Of, belonging to.

Pronunciation

/bɪˈlɒŋ/ bĭ-lôngʹ /bɪˈlɔŋ/ /bɪˈlɑŋ/ en-us-belong.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-belong.wav

Word forms

belong belongs belonging belonged blung b'longta b'longa belonga blonga

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. 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”).

Synonyms

go

Derived words

all your base are belong to us belonger belonginess belonging belongingness

Translations

Afrikaans: hoort Arabic: اِنْتَمَى Arabic: ينتمي Bulgarian: принадлежа́ Catalan: pertànyer Czech: patřit Danish: have sin plads Danish: passe Danish: tilhøre Dutch: thuishoren Dutch: horen Finnish: kuulua Finnish: lukeutua French: avoir sa place Galician: pertencer German: hingehören German: dazugehören Latin: insum Macedonian: припаѓа Pennsylvania German: aabelange Portuguese: pertencer Quechua: kapuy Russian: быть «свои́м» Scottish Gaelic: buin Serbo-Croatian: pripadati Serbo-Croatian: spadati Spanish: pertenecer Swedish: höra Swedish: höra hemma Yiddish: באַלאַנגען
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