to belong to sth

  • 1belong*/*/*/ — [bɪˈlɒŋ] verb [I] 1) to be in the right place That lamp belongs on the desk.[/ex] When you ve finished, put the cassettes back where they belong.[/ex] 2) to feel happy and comfortable in a particular place or group I just don t feel that I belong …

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  • 2belong — be|long W2S2 [bıˈlɔŋ US bıˈlo:ŋ] v [I not in progressive] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: long to be suitable (12 19 centuries), from Old English gelang dependent on ] 1.) [always + adverb/preposition] if something belongs somewhere, that is the right… …

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  • 3belong to something — beˈlong to sth derived 1. to be a member of a club, an organization, etc • Have you ever belonged to a political party? 2. to be part of a particular group type, or system • Lions and tigers belong to the cat family. Main entry: ↑belongderived …

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  • 4cheat sb out of sth — UK US cheat sb out of sth Phrasal Verb with cheat({{}}/tʃiːt/ verb [I or T] ► to unfairly prevent someone from getting or achieving something which should belong to them: »The musicians claimed that they had been cheated out of their fair share… …

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  • 5fall — fall1 W1S1 [fo:l US fo:l] v past tense fell [fel] past participle fallen [ˈfo:lən US ˈfo:l ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move downwards)¦ 2¦(stop standing/walking etc)¦ 3¦(decrease)¦ 4¦(become)¦ 5¦(belong to a group)¦ 6 fall short of something 7 fall victim/prey… …

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  • 6clear — clear1 W1S1 [klıə US klır] adj comparative clearer superlative clearest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(easy to understand)¦ 2¦(impossible to doubt)¦ 3¦(sure about something)¦ 4¦(thinking)¦ 5¦(substance/liquid)¦ 6¦(weather)¦ 7¦(eyes)¦ …

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  • 7clear — 1 adjective 1 EASY TO UNDERSTAND expressed in a simple and direct way so that people understand: clear instructions | You must never do that again. Is that clear? | be clear on: The rules are quite clear on the point. | clear to sb: Is all this… …

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  • 8religion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, major ▪ universal, world ▪ Judaism is one of the great world religions. ▪ ancient, established …

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  • 9home — home1 W1S1 [həum US houm] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place where you live)¦ 2¦(family)¦ 3¦(where you came from/belong)¦ 4¦(your country)¦ 5 be/feel at home 6¦(property)¦ 7¦(for taking care of somebody)¦ 8 make yourself at home 9 make somebody feel at home …

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  • 10run — run1 W1S1 [rʌn] v past tense ran [ræn] past participle run present participle running ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move quickly using your legs)¦ 2¦(race)¦ 3¦(organize/be in charge of )¦ 4¦(do something/go somewhere quickly)¦ 5¦(buses/trains etc)¦ …

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