## Meanings
1. To be owned by someone.
2. To be a member of a group, organization, or place.
3. To be in the right or proper place.
4. To feel happy and accepted in a place or group.

## Examples
- This coat belongs to me.
- They belong to the same political party.
- This book belongs on the top shelf.
- After years in the city, she finally felt she belonged.

## Derived Forms
- belonger
- belonginess
- belonging
- belongingness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: belongen
- Root: be-
- Root: langian

## Etymology
From Middle English belongen, bilongen, from Middle English be- + longen (“to be fitting, be suitable”), from Old English langian (“to pertain to, suit”), equivalent to be- + long (“to belong”). Compare Saterland Frisian beloangje (“to attain, reach, meet”), Dutch belangen (“to concern”), German belangen (“to sue, concern”).

## AI Etymology
Belong comes from Middle English belongen, bilongen, from Middle English be- + longen (“to be fitting, be suitable”), from Old English langian (“to pertain to, suit”), equivalent to be- + long (“to belong”). Compare Saterland Frisian beloangje (“to attain, reach, meet”), Dutch belangen (“to concern”), German belangen (“to sue, concern”).

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