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belong toto 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/

Korean meaning: ~의 소유물이다, ~에 속하다, ~의 구성원이다

Korean pronunciation: 비**롱** 투

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

belong to concept
💡 Concept

to be the property of someone or something; to be a member of a group or organization

belong to rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Walk along to find what makes you strong - treasures that belong to you!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/bɪˈlɔːŋ tuː/
🇬🇧 UK/bɪˈlɒŋ tuː/

🌳Etymology

Rootbelong

Origin

belong의 어원은 고대 영어 'belang'에서 왔으며, 'be-'(완전히)와 'long'(관련되다)이 결합되어 '완전히 관련되다'는 의미로 발전했습니다.

🎵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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