Belong

Verb

 * 1)  To have its proper place.
 * 2)  (of a person) To be accepted in a group.
 * 3)  (followed by to) To be a part of a group.
 * 4)  (followed by to) To be the property of.
 * 5)  (followed by to) To be the spouse or partner of.
 * 6)  (followed by to) To be an element of (a set).  The symbol $$\in $$ means belongs to.

Preposition
belong


 * 1)  of, belonging to.

Adverbs for Belong
remotely; infinitely; notoriously; legally; tacitly; anonymously; permanently; patriotically; temporarily; indefinitely; perpetually.

Thesaurus
accord, affect, agree, answer to, appertain, appertain to, apply to, be a member, be inscribed, be there, bear on, bear upon, become, befit, belong to, carry a card, chime, concern, connect, correspond, correspond to, deal with, fit, fit in, go, harmonize, have connection with, have its place, have place, hold membership, indwell, inhere, interest, involve, liaise with, link with, match, pertain, pertain to, refer to, regard, relate to, respect, set, subscribe, suit, tally, tie in with, touch, touch upon, treat of, vest, vest in

Etymology

 * 1) From  belongen:, from, from  langian:. Compare  belangen:,  belangen:. More at ,.
 * 2) Compare Kriol blanga, Bislama blong, Tok Pisin bilong, and Torres Strait Creole blong.

Derived terms

 * belonging
 * belongingness

Verb

 * Bulgarian: принадлежа
 * Czech:
 * Danish: have sin plads,
 * Dutch: thuishoren,
 * Finnish: ,


 * German: hingehören
 * Portuguese:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Swedish:
 * Tatar: belän


 * Danish: høre hjemme
 * Dutch:, , thuishoren
 * Finnish:
 * German: dazugehören, hingehören


 * Portuguese: pertencer
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Swedish: höra hit (belong here), tillhöra (belong to)
 * Tatar: belän


 * Bulgarian: принадлежа, членувам
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:, thuishoren bij


 * German: dazugehören
 * Portuguese: pertencer
 * Scottish Gaelic:


 * Bulgarian: собственост съм на
 * Czech:
 * Danish: tilhøre, høre til
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French: appartenir à
 * German: gehören zu, gehören


 * Italian: appartenere
 * Portuguese: pertencer
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish: pertenecer
 * Swedish:
 * Tatar: belän


 * Czech:
 * Danish: henhøre (under)


 * Dutch:, bij  zijn
 * Finnish:


 * Bulgarian: принадлежа
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French: appartenir à


 * German: ist Element von, sind Element von
 * Portuguese: pertencer
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tatar: belän