belong

See also: bêlong

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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
    Category:English terms inherited from Middle English#BELONGCategory:English terms derived from Old English#BELONGCategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ep-#BELONGCategory:English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#BELONGCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#BELONGCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#BELONGCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#BELONGCategory:Pages with etymology trees#BELONGCategory:English entries with etymology trees#BELONGCategory:Pages with inline etymon for redlinks#BELONGCategory:Pages using etymon with no ID#BELONG

    From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#BELONGCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#BELONG belongen, bilongen, from Middle EnglishCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#BELONG be- + longen (“to be fitting, be suitable”), from Old EnglishCategory:English terms derived from Old English#BELONG langian (“to pertain to, suit”), equivalent to be- +‎ long (“to belong”)Category:English terms prefixed with be-#LONG. Compare Saterland Frisian beloangje (“to attain, reach, meet”), Dutch belangen (“to concern”), German belangen (“to sue, concern”).

    Verb

    belong (third-person singular simple present belongs, present participle belonging, simple past and past participle belonged)Category:English lemmas#BELONGCategory:English verbs#BELONGCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BELONGCategory:Pages with entries#BELONGCategory:Pages with 2 entries#BELONG

    1. (intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#BELONG) To have its proper place.
      Synonym: go
      Where does this book belong? It belongs on the top shelf.Category:English terms with usage examples#BELONG
      1. (of a person) To be accepted in a group.
        You don’t belong here — get out.Category:English terms with usage examples#BELONG
      2. (followed by to) To be a part of a group.
        I don’t belong to the Southside Crew.Category:English terms with usage examples#BELONG
    2. (intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#BELONG, followed by to) To be the property of, or be bound to by dependency or as an attribute.
    3. (intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#BELONG, followed by to) To be the spouse or partner of. (Can we add an example for this sense?)Category:Requests for example sentences in English#BELONG
    4. (intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#BELONG, set theoryCategory:en:Set theory#BELONG) (followed by to) To be an element of (a set). The symbol means belongs to.
      Suppose belongs to … (written )Category:English terms with usage examples#BELONG
    5. (obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#BELONG, transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#BELONG) To be deserved by.
    6. (CornwallCategory:Cornish English#BELONG) To do something habitually or customarily.
    Usage notes
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    Translations
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    Further reading

    • “belong”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

    Etymology 2

    Compare Australian Kriol blanga, Bislama blong, Tok Pisin bilong, and Torres Strait Creole blong.

    Alternative forms

    Preposition

    belongCategory:English lemmas#BELONGCategory:English prepositions#BELONGCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BELONGCategory:Pages with entries#BELONGCategory:Pages with 2 entries#BELONG

    1. (Australian AboriginalCategory:Australian Aboriginal English#BELONG, optionally followed by to) Of, belonging to.
    Category:English stative verbs#BELONG

    Chinese Pidgin English

    Etymology

    From EnglishCategory:Chinese Pidgin English terms derived from English#BELONG belong. Compare Tok Pisin bilong.

    Preposition

    belongCategory:Chinese Pidgin English lemmas#BELONGCategory:Chinese Pidgin English prepositions#BELONGCategory:Chinese Pidgin English entries with incorrect language header#BELONGCategory:Pages with entries#BELONGCategory:Pages with 2 entries#BELONG

    1. of; belonging to

    References

    • Umberto Ansaldo; Stephen Matthews; Geoff Smith (2010), “China Coast Pidgin: Texts and contexts”, in Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages‎, volume 25, number 1, →DOI, pages 63-94
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