Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
belong to — verb be a part or adjunct (Freq. 34) the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection These pages don t belong • Syn: ↑belong • Hyponyms: ↑inhere, ↑pertain, ↑appertain … Useful english dictionary
belong to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms belong to : present tense I/you/we/they belong to he/she/it belongs to present participle belonging to past tense belonged to past participle belonged to 1) belong to someone to be owned by someone The car… … English dictionary
belong — be|long [ bı lɔŋ ] verb intransitive *** 1. ) to be in the right place: When you ve finished, put the cassettes back where they belong. belong in/on etc.: That lamp belongs on the desk. These workers belong in a different category. 2. ) to feel… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
belong */*/*/ — UK [bɪˈlɒŋ] / US [bɪˈlɔŋ] verb [intransitive] Word forms belong : present tense I/you/we/they belong he/she/it belongs present participle belonging past tense belonged past participle belonged 1) to be in the right place When you ve finished, put … English dictionary
hail from — phrasal : to have origin or home base in : come from he hails from the hill country * * * hail from To belong to, come from (a particular place) • • • Main Entry: ↑hail * * * ˈhail from [transitive] [ … Useful english dictionary
neither fish nor fowl — phrasal : one that does not belong to a definite class, party, or category : a nondescript person or thing; also : a person without convictions : trimmer often used in the phrase neither fish nor fowl nor good red herring * * * neither fish nor… … Useful english dictionary
neither fish nor fowl — phrasal one that does not belong to a particular class or category … New Collegiate Dictionary
cross off — PHRASAL VERB If you cross off words on a list, you decide that they no longer belong on the list, and often you draw a line through them to indicate this. [V P n (not pron)] I checked the chart and found I had crossed off the wrong thing... [V n… … English dictionary
appertain to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms appertain to : present tense I/you/we/they appertain to he/she/it appertains to present participle appertaining to past tense appertained to past participle appertained to very formal appertain to something to … English dictionary
come from — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms come from : present tense I/you/we/they come from he/she/it comes from present participle coming from past tense came from past participle come from 1) a) come from someone/something to be obtained from,… … English dictionary
