belong.
To have its proper place.
Meaning & usage
To have its proper place.
Where does this book belong? It belongs on the top shelf.
To have its proper place. To be accepted in a group.
You don’t belong here — get out.
To have its proper place. To be a part of a group.
I don’t belong to the Southside Crew.
To have its proper place. To live in or be from a place.
To be the property of, or be bound to by dependency or as an attribute.
That house belongs to me.
To be the spouse or partner of.
John wanted to ask Mary out on a date, but learned that Mary belonged to another man.
(followed by to) To be an element of (a set). The symbol ∈ means belongs to.
Suppose x belongs to #92;mathbb#123;R#125;…
To be deserved by.
To do something habitually or customarily.
Where this word comes from
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”).
Of, belonging to.
Where this word comes from
Compare Australian Kriol blanga, Bislama blong, Tok Pisin bilong, and Torres Strait Creole blong.
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