belong

🇺🇸 /bɪˈlɔːŋ/ 🇬🇧 /bɪˈlɒŋ/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
intransitive verb
B1

to be in the right place or part of something

These books belong on the top shelf.

B1

to feel happy and comfortable with people or in a place

She feels she truly belongs with her new friends.

translation

vi. to be in the right place or part of something; to feel happy and comfortable with people or in a place

Word Forms

3rd Present belongs
Past belonged
Perfect belonged
Progressive belonging