belong
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they belong | |
he / she / it belongs | |
past simple belonged | |
past participle belonged | |
-ing form belonging |
- [intransitive] + adv./prep.
to be in the right or suitable place 应在(某处) - [intransitive]
to feel comfortable and happy in a particular situation or with a particular group of people Topics Feelingsb1适应;合得来
Word OriginMiddle English: from be- (as an intensifier) + the archaic verb long ‘belong’, based on Old English gelang ‘at hand, together with’.