belong

pertenecer

verb

belong
[bɪˈlɒŋ]
verbo intransitivo
también:
  • to belong to -> pertenecer a (be property of)
  • that book belongs to me -> este libro me pertenece
también:
  • to belong to -> pertenecer a, ser socio(a) de; (be member of) (club) pertenecer a, estar afiliado(a) a (party)
1ir (have a proper place)
  • to put something back where it belongs -> devolver algo a su sitio
  • the saucepans don't belong in that cupboard -> las ollas no van en esa alacena
  • I feel I belong here -> aquí me siento (como) en casa
  • to feel that one doesn't belong -> sentirse un(a) extraño(a)

belong [bi-lon]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Pertenecer, tocar a alguno o ser propia de él alguna cosa (be property). (n)
  • It belongs to her -> es de ella, le pertenece (a ella)
  • Does this belong to you? -> ¿esto es tuyo
2Tocar a alguno por oficio u obligación. (n)
3Concernir, mirar a, tocar (n)
adjetivo
4Residir, estar domiciliado en, ser natural de; tener lugar o esfera particular.
  • He belongs in Quito -> reside en Quito
  • That jug belongs in the cupboard -> esa jarra va en el armario (have as usual place)
  • It belongs to the reptile family -> pertenece a la familia de los reptiles (in category)
  • I don’t feel I belong here -> no me siento a gusto aquí (socially)

belong [bɪˈlɒŋ]
verb:intransitive
1 (be possession)
to belong to sb pertenecer a algn; who does this belong to? ¿a quién pertenece esto?; ¿de quién es esto?; the house/the book doesn't belong to you la casa/el libro no te pertenece; the land belongs to him la tierra es de su propiedad; la tierra le pertenece
he had taken some valuables belonging to another person
2 (be product) ser
the handwriting belongs to a male la letra es de hombre
the voice belonged to a human being
3 (be member)
I used to belong to the Labour Party estuve afiliado a fui miembro del partido laborista;or do you belong to a church? ¿perteneces a alguna iglesia?; to belong to a club ser socio de un club
4 (be appropriate)
we truly belong together estamos verdaderamente hechos el uno para el otro; those ideas belong in the middle ages esas ideas son de la edad media; the future belongs to technology el futuro está en manos de la tecnología
the last word belonged to the chairwoman
5 (fit in)
I feel I belong here aquí me siento en casa; he feels the need to belong siente la necesidad de ser parte de algún grupo; I don't belong here este no es mi sitio
no matter how hard they tried, they just didn't belong
6 (have rightful place)
it belongs on the shelf va en el estante; your toys don't belong in the living room el sitio de tus juguetes no es el salón; tus juguetes no deberían estar en el salón; go back home where you belong vuelve a casa, que es donde está tu sitio
that plate belongs with the others on the dresser
7 (be part) ser
that top belongs to this bottle ese tapón es el de esta botella; it belongs to the rodent family pertenece a es de la familia de los roedores;or Henry and I belong to different generations Henry y yo pertenecemos a distintas generaciones somos de dos generaciones diferentes;or
you can see that this skull belonged to a child I can't find the keys that belong to this cupboard this plant belongs to the daisy family

Verb Conjugation for "belong"

Imperative
  • belong
  • you belong
  • he/she belongs
  • we belong
  • you belong
  • they belong
Preterite
  • I belonged
  • you belonged
  • he/she belonged
  • we belonged
  • you belonged
  • they belonged
Present Continuous
  • I am belonging
  • you are belonging
  • he/she is belonging
  • we are belonging
  • you are belonging
  • they are belonging
Present Perfect
  • I have belonged
  • you have belonged
  • he/she has belonged
  • we have belonged
  • you have belonged
  • they have belonged
Past Continuous
  • I was belonging
  • you were belonging
  • he/she was belonging
  • we were belonging
  • you were belonging
  • they were belonging
Past Perfect
  • I had belonged
  • you had belonged
  • he/she had belonged
  • we had belonged
  • you had belonged
  • they had belonged
Future
  • I will belong
  • you will belong
  • he/she will belong
  • we will belong
  • you will belong
  • they will belong
Future Perfect
  • I will have belonged
  • you will have belonged
  • he/she will have belonged
  • we will have belonged
  • you will have belonged
  • they will have belonged
Future Continuous
  • I will be belonging
  • you will be belonging
  • he/she will be belonging
  • we will be belonging
  • you will be belonging
  • they will be belonging
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been belonging
  • you have been belonging
  • he/she has been belonging
  • we have been belonging
  • you have been belonging
  • they have been belonging
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been belonging
  • you will have been belonging
  • he/she will have been belonging
  • we will have been belonging
  • you will have been belonging
  • they will have been belonging
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been belonging
  • you had been belonging
  • he/she had been belonging
  • we had been belonging
  • you had been belonging
  • they had been belonging
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