to belong
∞
1.0
To be owned by someone
- verb
- /bɪˈlɔŋ/
:
pertenecer a
- The guitar belongs to my brother, who plays it every day.
- property belongs to
- objects belong to
- land belongs to
What kind of a they also thought their kids kind of belong to them.
- What kind of a they also thought their kids kind of belong to them.
Examples
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I took back the baby that belonged to me.
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- Richard, this belongs to all of us.
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Um, who do you belong to?
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-Tonight, you belong to me.
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I think that you do not belong here.
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Now I think that belongs to me.
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Are you ready to find out what this belongs to?
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China owns Taiwan, and Taiwan belongs to us, right?
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I happen to know it belongs to the Dodgers.
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That belongs to me.
Synonyms
to belong to
vsto belong
∞
1.0
To be part of a group or be owned by someone
refers to personal ownership rather than group membership
1
9.1
Be part of or connected with something, often as a right
indicates personal ownership or being someone's property
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Etymology
Belong comes from old English parts like be- plus a root that meant 'to be with' or 'to belong to someone', so it originally meant 'to be someone's' thing. That's why when something belongs to you it is your property.