belong
English
/bɪˈlɒŋ/, /bɪˈlɔŋ/, /bɪˈlɑŋ/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To have its proper place.
- (intransitive) To be part of, or the property of.
- (intransitive) To be the spouse or partner of.
- (intransitive) (followed by to) To be an element of (a set). The symbol means belongs to.
- (obsolete) To be deserved by.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English belongen, be- derived from Old English langian (belong, long for, suit, pertain, pertain to, lengthen, summon, be pained, grow longer, yearn after, long, yearn for, grieve for) affix from English long (belong, yearn).
Origin
English
long
Gloss
belong, yearn
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Lombard English
- Longview English
- agelong English
- along English
- armlong English
- be- English
- belonger English
- belongership English
- belongest English
- belongeth English
- belonging English
- belongingly English
- belongingness English
- betides English
- blocklong English
- daylong English
- decadelong English
- decadeslong English
- edgelong English
- erelong English
- evenlong English
- extralong English
- feetlong English
- footlong English
- forlong English
- hourlong English
- hourslong English
- inchlong English
- length English
- lifelong English
- livelong English
- long English
- long-haired English
- long-lived English
- longage English
- longarm English
- longbeak English
- longbeard English
- longboard English
- longboat English
- longbow English
- longcase English
- longclaw English
- longcoat English
- longcut English
- longdog English
- longear English
- longer English
- longest English
- longeth English
- longfin English
- longgrass English
- longhair English
- longhaired English
- longhand English
- longheaded English
- longhorn English
- longhouse English
- longie English
- longies English
- longing English
- longish English
- longleaf English
- longline English
- longlist English
- longly English
- longminded English
- longneck English
- longnecked English
- longness English
- longnose English
- longplay English
- longship English
- longshoot English
- longshot English
- longsleeved English
- longsome English
- longspun English
- longspur English
- longstemmed English
- longsuffering English
- longsword English
- longtail English
- longterm English
- longtime English
- longwall English
- longward English
- longwave English
- longwhiles English
- longwing English
- longwise English
- longwool English
- longword English
- longy English
- minuteslong English
- monthlong English
- monthslong English
- nightlong English
- nonbelonging English
- nonlong English
- overlong English
- seasonlong English
- semilong English
- sidelong English
- summerlong English
- superlong English
- ultralong English
- waistlong English
- weeklong English
- weekslong English
- winterlong English
- anbelangen German
- belangen German
- langen German
- aanbelang Dutch, Flemish
- belang Dutch, Flemish
- belangeloos Dutch, Flemish
- belangenverstrengeling Dutch, Flemish
- belanghebbend Dutch, Flemish
- belanghebber Dutch, Flemish
- belangrijk Dutch, Flemish
- belangstellen Dutch, Flemish
- belangstelling Dutch, Flemish
- belangwekkend Dutch, Flemish
- levensbelang Dutch, Flemish
- meerderheidsbelang Dutch, Flemish
- *langōną Proto-Germanic
- be- Old English
- langian Old English
- langoþ Old English
- langung Old English
- be- Middle English
- belongen Middle English
- belonginge Middle English
- long Middle English
- longen Middle English
- belanc Middle Dutch
- Beloang Saterland Frisian
- beloangje Saterland Frisian
- loang Saterland Frisian
- loangje Saterland Frisian
- blong Bislama
- blo Pijin
- blanga Kriol
- be-
- long
- along
- longy
- longer
- longly
- length
- longie
- agelong
- longing
- longish
- armlong
- nonlong
- longage
- betides
- longies
- longear
- forlong
- longarm
- daylong
- longdog
- longest
- longbow
- longfin
- Lombard
- longcut
- longeth
- erelong
- longcase
- longplay
- livelong
- inchlong
- semilong
- longtime
- longline
- sidelong
- hourlong
- longlist
- longwool
- longwise
- longward
- longword
- overlong
- longneck
- longterm
- longclaw
- longshot
- feetlong
- edgelong
- longwall
- longspun
- footlong
- longhair
- longness
- longwing
- longboat
- longspur
- Longview
- longleaf
- longnose
- longcoat
- weeklong
- lifelong
- longhand
- evenlong
- belonger
- longship
- longsome
- longhorn
- longtail
- longbeak
- longwave
- monthlong
- nightlong
- longsword
- longhouse
- longgrass
- belongest
- ultralong
- longbeard
- hourslong
- weekslong
- superlong
- extralong
- blocklong
- longboard
- waistlong
- longshoot
- belongeth
- belonging
- decadelong
- monthslong
- longminded
- seasonlong
- summerlong
- longhaired
- longheaded
- long-lived
- winterlong
- longwhiles
- longnecked
- longsleeved
- belongingly
- minuteslong
- decadeslong
- long-haired
- longstemmed
- belongership
- nonbelonging
- longsuffering
- belongingness