Definizione monolingua

belong

belong (third-person singular simple present belongs, present participle belonging, simple past and past participle belonged)

1. (intransitive) To have its proper place.

   Where does this document belong?

2. (intransitive) (of a person) To be accepted in a group.

   You don’t belong here — get out.

3. (intransitive) (followed by to) To be a part of a group.

   I don’t belong to them!

4. (intransitive) (followed by to) To be the property of.

   That house belongs to me.

5. (intransitive) (followed by to) To be the spouse or partner of.
6. (intransitive, set theory) (followed by to) To be an element of (a set). The symbol means belongs to.

   Suppose x belongs to ... (-- written: )

belong

1. (Australian Aboriginal?, optionally followed by to) Of, belonging to.
   • 1915, E. R. Masson, Untamed Territory

     Jim Campbell, Charlie, Dick, ... Fred, lubra b’longa him, me, thass all.

   • 1936, M. & E. Durack, Chunuma

     By an’ bye ’im grow ’m up make ’m good fella stockman b’longta you.

   • 1977, N. Kolig, Playing Alonga Mud

     Those who had persevered with the course and had acquired some skill were now almost deferentially called ‘Maban (expert) belonga clay’.

   • 1986, Kowanyama News, Dec.

     Them two bin help’m too, and that father blung to this one old Frank.

   • 1986, B. Shaw, Countrymen

     There’s the bloke that’s kill that feller, uncle belong you an me.

   • 1991, D. B. Rose, Hidden Histories

     Get that fire [wood] stacked up like that tree there, that high ... It wasn’t wood belong to that fire pile. Might be for station, or somebody else, you know.

Definizione dizionario belong

	appartenere
	To be a part of ...
	Being the legitimate property of someone, regardless if the thing is in his possession or not

	a
	be the property of

appartenere a

concernere

possedere

spettare

stare

Altri significati:

(intransitive) ( '''followed by''' to ) To be a part of a group.

be part of a group

(Australian, optionally followed by to ) of, belonging to.

(intransitive, set theory) ( '''followed by''' to ) To be an element of (a set). The symbol \\in means '''belongs to''' .

be accepted in a group

(intransitive) To have its proper place.

set theory: be an element of

be the guardian, spouse or partner of

have its proper place

(intransitive) ( '''followed by''' to ) To be the property of.

(intransitive) ( '''followed by''' to ) To be the spouse or partner of.

(intransitive) ( '''of a person''' ) To be accepted in a group.