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Belong

speaker

Meaning

Verb

  • To have its
    place.
  • To be
    in a group.
  • To be a part of a group.
  • To be part of, or the
    of.
    To be the
    or
    of.
    In Set theory:
    (
    to) To be an
    of (a set). The
    ∈ means
    to.
    To be
    by.

    Prep

    In Australian Aboriginal English:
    Of,
    to.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    belong
    English
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    belongen
    Middle English (1100-1500)
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    be-
    Middle English (1100-1500)
    longen
    Middle English (1100-1500)
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    langian
    Old English (ca. 450-1100)
    Sourced from
    Etym
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