belong to — to be the property of someone or something; to be a member of a group or organization
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to be the property of someone or something; to be a member of a group or organization
Pronunciation (IPA): /bɪˈlɔːŋ tuː/
Example Sentences
- This weird smell belongs to my roommate's gym socks.
- I belong to the generation that still remembers dial-up internet sounds.
- These keys belong to the school building.
belong to
VERB[/bɪˈlɔːŋ tuː/]
to be the property of someone or something; to be a member of a group or organization
💡 Concept
to be the property of someone or something; to be a member of a group or organization
🎵 Rhyme
Walk along to find what makes you strong - treasures that belong to you!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/bɪˈlɔːŋ tuː/
🇬🇧 UK/bɪˈlɒŋ tuː/
🌳Etymology
Rootbelong
🎵Rhyme
prolongalongstrong
prolong
along
strong
🔗Collocations
belong to a family
belong to a club
belong to someone
belong to the past
belong to a generation
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“This weird smell belongs to my roommate's gym socks.”
😄 Fun example
“I belong to the generation that still remembers dial-up internet sounds.”
“These keys belong to the school building.”
“She belongs to our study group.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
ownpossessbe part ofbe a member of
Antonyms
excluderejectdisown
Related
ownershippropertymembershippossession
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