belong

S2 W1

BrE /bəˈlɒŋ/ AmE /bəˈlɔːŋ/

verb / noun en → es

past belonged pp belonged ing belonging

1 FIT/BE SUITABLE [transitive] B1

to be suitable or appropriate for a particular situation, person, or thing

encajar, ser adecuado para

  • belong to somebody/something

Collocations belong in a place · belong with something

  • This painting belongs on the wall.

    Este cuadro encaja en la pared.

2 OWN/POSSESS [transitive] A1

to be owned or possessed by someone

ser de alguien, pertenecer a alguien

  • belong to somebody

Collocations belong to the family · belong to the company

  • This book belongs to me.

    Este libro es mío.

3 BE A MEMBER OF [transitive] B1

to be a member of an organization, group, or family

ser miembro de, pertenecer a

  • belong to something

Collocations belong to the club · belong to the team

  • She belongs to a book club.

    Ella es miembro de un club de libros.

1 PROPERTY [noun] B2

a piece of land or property that is owned by someone

propiedad, terreno

Phrasal verbs

belong to somebody/something OWN/POSSESS A1

ser de alguien, pertenecer a alguien

  • This car belongs to the company.

    Este coche es propiedad de la empresa.

belong with somebody/something FIT/BE SUITABLE B1

encajar con alguien o algo, ser adecuado para

  • This toy belongs with the other toys.

    Este juguete encaja con los demás juguetes.

Idioms

belong to a generation B2

pertenecer a una generación

  • He belongs to the baby boomer generation.

    Él pertenece a la generación de los baby boomers.

belong in jail/prison B2

merecer estar en la cárcel

  • He belongs in prison for what he did.

    Él merece estar en prisión por lo que hizo.

belong to the world B2

ser de todos, pertenecer a todo el mundo

  • Art belongs to the world.

    El arte es de todos.