/bɪˈlɒŋ/
Translation
To be owned by someone, or to be in the right place.
Word origin
From Middle English bilongen, built from the old prefix be- and langian, meaning to be fitting or to go with.
- Origin
- Middle English
- Root
- bilongen
Grammar
Examples
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"Belong to" means it is hers.
Those .
Here "belong" means that is the right place for them.
, .
"Belonged" is the past form of "belong".
Used in
Grammar articles
(10)Adjective order in English: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose
Causative have and get in English: have something done, get something done and having someone do it
Discourse markers in English: well, anyway, actually, mind you and by the way
Participle clauses in English: -ing and -ed clauses, and the dangling participle trap
Advanced passive structures in English: the get-passive, it is said that, and passives with two objects
Past continuous tense: was and were plus -ing, and when to use it instead of the past simple
Present continuous tense: form, spelling and uses
Present perfect continuous: have been doing, and how it differs from the present perfect
Present simple tense: rules, examples and when to use it
Time clauses in English: when, while, as soon as, until, before and after
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