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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Origin: | long 'to be suitable' (12-19 centuries), from Old English gelang 'dependent on' |
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be‧long S2 W2
[intransitive not in progressive]
[intransitive not in progressive]1 [always + adverb/preposition] if something belongs somewhere, that is the right place or situation for it : Put the chair back where it belongs.
Put the chair back where it belongs.2 if you feel you belong in a place or situation, you feel happy and comfortable in it, because you have the same interests and ideas as other people : I worked there for five years but never really felt I belonged.
I worked there for five years but never really felt I belonged. —belonging noun [uncountable] It's important to have a sense of belonging (=a feeling that you are happy and comfortable somewhere).
It's important to have a sense of belonging (=a feeling that you are happy and comfortable somewhere).belong to somebody/something
phrasal verb1 if something belongs to someone, they own it : The book belongs to Dan. Who does this scarf belong to?
The book belongs to Dan.Who does this scarf belong to?2 to be a member of a group or organization : He belongs to the golf club.
He belongs to the golf club.3 to be related to something or form part of it : cars that belong to a different era
cars that belong to a different era4 to be related to or produced by a particular person : She recognized the voice as belonging to the man who had attacked her.
She recognized the voice as belonging to the man who had attacked her.5 if a competition or period of time belongs to someone, they are the most important or successful person in it : All the acts were good, but the evening belonged to a dance group from Moscow.
All the acts were good, but the evening belonged to a dance group from Moscow.
