Belong to Meaning in English

expression

US

bɪˈɫɔŋ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ

bi-LAWNG TOO, bi-LAWNG tuh, bi-LAWNG ti

UK

bɪlˈɒŋ/ /tˈuː

bi-LONG TOO

التعريف

To be owned by someone or something, or to be part of a group or category.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common in both spoken and written English. Used for ownership ('This pen belongs to me') and membership/group inclusion ('She belongs to a club'). Never used for physical location—don't say 'The keys belong on the table' (use 'go' or 'are kept' instead). Often used with 'to + person/group'.

• Spanish: pertenecer a
• Portuguese (BR): pertencer a
• Portuguese (PT): pertencer a
• Chinese (Simplified): 属于
• Chinese (Traditional): 屬於
• Hindi: का होना - से संबंधित होना
• Arabic: يخص - ينتمي إلى
• Bengali: অন্তর্গত হওয়া - মালিকানা থাকা
• Russian: принадлежать
• Japanese: 属する
• Vietnamese: thuộc về
• Korean: 속하다
• Turkish: ait olmak
• Urdu: کا ہونا - سے تعلق رکھنا
• Indonesian: milik - termasuk

جمل نموذجية

This book belongs to Sarah.

basic

Who does this umbrella belong to?

basic

I belong to the chess club at school.

basic

All these paintings belong to the museum.

natural

Do you feel like you belong to this community?

natural

The shoes on the porch belong to my brother.

natural