belong
/bɪˈlɒŋ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.38 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Where does this book belong? It belongs on the top shelf."
- "You don’t belong here — get out."
- "I don’t belong to the Southside Crew."
- "" We have," he says, "in these parts a provincial usage of the word "belong:" as, "belong to Halifax," "belong to Leeds: "or, more commonly, "belong Halifax," "belong Leeds:" meaning, live there."
- "Ah! this is the elder of the two - not the one who belongs to Cornwall - I can see that chap still there, holding on to yonder spar."
- "That house belongs to me."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English be- Proto-Germanic *langōną Proto-West Germanic *langōn Old English langian Middle English longen Middle English belongen English belong From Middle English belongen, bilongen, from Middle English be- + longen (“to be fitting, be suitable”), from Old English langian (“to pertain to, suit”), equivalent to be- + long (“to belong”). Compare Saterland Frisian beloangje (“to attain, reach, meet”), Dutch belangen (“to concern”), German belangen (“to sue, concern”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /bɪˈlɒŋ/
Usage
Inflected Forms
belongs (present, singular)
belonging (participle, present)
belonged (participle, past)
belonged (past)
blung (alternative)
b'longta (alternative)
b'longa (alternative)
belonga (alternative)
blonga (alternative)