belong

belong
be·long [bɪʼlɒŋ, Am -ʼlɑ:ŋ] vi
1) (have right place) gehören;
to \belong together zusammengehören;
(be in right place) hingehören;
where do these spoons \belong? wohin gehören diese Löffel?;
to put sth back where it \belongs etw dahin zurücklegen, wo es hingehört;
(should be)
that sort of person \belongs in jail so jemand gehört ins Gefängnis;
you don't \belong here Sie haben hier nichts zu suchen
2) (be a member) [dazu]gehören;
to \belong nowhere nirgends dazugehören;
they told him to his face that he didn't \belong there sie haben ihm ins Gesicht gesagt, dass er hier nicht hergehöre;
she didn't feel as if she \belonged in her job anymore sie fühlte sich an ihrem Arbeitsplatz einfach nicht mehr am richtigen Platz
3) (fit in)
to \belong somewhere irgendwo hinpassen;
she doesn't really \belong here sie passt eigentlich nicht hierher;
everybody wants to \belong jeder will dazugehören

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