belong
verb/bɪˈlɒŋ/
/bɪˈlɔːŋ/
not used in the progressive tensesVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they belong | /bɪˈlɒŋ/ /bɪˈlɔːŋ/ |
| he / she / it belongs | /bɪˈlɒŋz/ /bɪˈlɔːŋz/ |
| past simple belonged | /bɪˈlɒŋd/ /bɪˈlɔːŋd/ |
| past participle belonged | /bɪˈlɒŋd/ /bɪˈlɔːŋd/ |
| -ing form belonging | /bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ/ /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to be in the right or suitable place
- Where do these plates belong (= where are they kept)?
- Are you sure these documents belong together?
- Several of the points you raise do not belong in this discussion.
- A person like that does not belong in teaching.
- [intransitive] to feel comfortable and happy in a particular situation or with a particular group of people
- I don't feel as if I belong here.
Word OriginMiddle English: from be- (as an intensifier) + the archaic verb long ‘belong’, based on Old English gelang ‘at hand, together with’.
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