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Belong Verb Bɪˈlɒŋ Bɪˈlɔːŋ Plates Documents Points Raise

Word3 belong
WordType (verb)
Phonetic /bɪˈlɒŋ/ /bɪˈlɔːŋ/
Example
  • where do these plates belong (= where are they kept)?
  • are you sure these documents belong together?
  • several of the points you raise do not belong in this discussion.
  • a person like that does not belong in teaching.
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belong

(verb)/bɪˈlɒŋ/ /bɪˈlɔːŋ/

    Verb Forms

  1. to be in the right or suitable place
    • Where do these plates belong (= where are they kept)?
    • Are you sure these documents belong together?
    • Several of the points you raise do not belong in this discussion.
    • A person like that does not belong in teaching.
  2. to feel comfortable and happy in a particular situation or with a particular group of people
    • I don't feel as if I belong here.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from be- (as an intensifier) + the archaic verb long ‘belong’, based on Old English gelang ‘at hand, together with’.
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