Synonyms for belonging to
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WORD ORIGIN
mid-14c., "to go along with, properly relate to," from be- intensive prefix, + longen "to go," from Old English langian "pertain to, to go along with," of unknown origin. Senses of "be the property of" and "be a member of" first recorded late 14c. Cognate with Middle Dutch belanghen, Dutch belangen, German belangen. Replaced earlier Old English gelang, with completive prefix ge-.
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR BELONGING TO
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prepositionfrom- about
- appertaining to
- appropriate to
- as concerns
- as regards
- attributed to
- away from
- based on
- belonging to
- characterized by
- coming from
- concerning
- connected with
- consisting of
- containing
- epithetical
- going from
- in reference to
- in regard to
- like
- made from
- out from
- out of
- peculiar to
- pertaining to
- proceeding from
- referring to
- regarding
- related to
- showing
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