verb
belong
To be someone's property or be a member or natural part of something.
These muddy boots belong to the gardener next door.
Etymology
Middle English longen could mean to pertain or be appropriate to something. With be-, it produced a verb for the connection by which something is someone’s property or part of a group.
More examples
- She finally feels that she belongs on the team.
- That paragraph belongs at the end of the essay.
- The painting once belonged to my grandmother.
Forms
belong · belongs · belonged · belonging